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2016 242X throttles don’t work

Goofyisgreat

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Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2016
Boat Model
X
Boat Length
24
Bought and had intermediate bearing worn. Change the bearing and both impellers and wear rings. Both motors start sometimes click but then start. Once started throttles don’t go in forward or reverse. Dash says Drive Control error check engine. Any thoughts
 

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Check the cables for your reverse buckets. Might be one of them is bound up.
 
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