SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => I/O's => Topic started by: mobboss on June 15, 2011, 08:35:07 PM
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ok has anyone seen or done a o/o with a foot pedal??? my unit has a lever for throttle and trans. i wouild like to make it pedal throttle, do keep the same lever for the forward and reverse, or what. and since tilt and trim are also on that thing can i go to the old style of buttons on the dash???? any ideas???? love to here them :screwy:
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ok has anyone seen or done a o/o with a foot pedal??? my unit has a lever for throttle and trans. i wouild like to make it pedal throttle, do keep the same lever for the forward and reverse, or what. and since tilt and trim are also on that thing can i go to the old style of buttons on the dash???? any ideas???? love to here them :screwy:
Let me tell you why NOT to do this....
The foot throttle "can" be used on an I/O, but you need to use a Hot Foot or similar. I/O drives are a little sensitive when you go into gear at anything above idle, they also will not come out of gear if under any throttle whatsoever. Which makes them a little dangerous. A Hot Foot has a toe clip for ensuring you can bring the pedal to idle and has better adjustments than that of "we" typically use. You will only get one 1400 rpm shift out of a Mercruiser, even fewer on anything else. Docking with a foot throttle on an I/O sucks butt.... :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
As for the trim buttons, get a wheel mounted trim switch, just make sure it's a nice wheel, you don't want to put $130 worth of lipstick on a pig.... ::)
Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.
In all honesty, I would rather see you switch to a Morse-Teleflex SL-3 throttle/shift control with a built in trim switch, way mo betta O0
GT
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I agree...the only reason to have a foot throttle on an ob or I/o is if it's a small, light, fast boat that you may need to get out of the throttle in a big hurry....like if it starts to blow over. I've got a hotfoot in my ob tunnel and it's a bitch getting out of gear sometimes, so I usually just leave it in gear, and start it in gear. Mercruiser I think has a feature that blips the ignition while shifting to protect the drive...make sure you keep this feature intact somehow.
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from what i remember every DCB i/o comes with this pedal, it is sensitive, drove a DCB Mach 26 cat with this set up and it was insanly sensitive and looked like i had never drove a boat before. but worked awesome
-chris
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thanks for the responces!!!!! i do beleave i may have to look into this alot more than i thought!