Our new to us Californian was doing fine during the surveys and for a short trip after. But one item from the mechanical survey indicated that one engine (3208) achieved its spec max RPMs of 2800, the other engine only reached 2400. He recommended adjusting the throttle cables. Sounds simple enough.
The CAT dealer was the only outfit still working during the current state and I had them do full oil changeS on everything. But also check the throttle cables and adjust. All went well and the tech came to the helm a couple of times to check things out. Normally I would be with him in the ER but with distancing and such I kept my distance.
A few days later.. we started the engines to make our way home. The starboard helm lever was pretty stiff and only advanced to 1400rpm. We needed to go so we got going.. 2 days of cruising later we got home and now both levers are stiff and don’t move beyond 60% throttle travel. I was able to go up to 13kts which was plenty fast for this trip.
Once home, I lubricated the port lever and it’s smoother but still won’t go beyond 60%.
The starboard lever is stiff still and again won’t go beyond 60%. The starboard lever goes through the synchronizer..
I should have level all well alone but here we are.. any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Streff
The CAT dealer was the only outfit still working during the current state and I had them do full oil changeS on everything. But also check the throttle cables and adjust. All went well and the tech came to the helm a couple of times to check things out. Normally I would be with him in the ER but with distancing and such I kept my distance.
A few days later.. we started the engines to make our way home. The starboard helm lever was pretty stiff and only advanced to 1400rpm. We needed to go so we got going.. 2 days of cruising later we got home and now both levers are stiff and don’t move beyond 60% throttle travel. I was able to go up to 13kts which was plenty fast for this trip.
Once home, I lubricated the port lever and it’s smoother but still won’t go beyond 60%.
The starboard lever is stiff still and again won’t go beyond 60%. The starboard lever goes through the synchronizer..
I should have level all well alone but here we are.. any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Streff