Hi guys. Just bought a newer trailer for my heavy 16' aluminum older starcraft. I loaded the boat on the trailer for the 1st time today it wasn't as smooth as I expected it to be. It's over to one side more than the other. The glide pads do move to the fit of the hull but for some reason, it...
Hey guys. Not sure if this is the proper way to bring a post back to life but the problems are acting up again. Cleaned every connection from the batteries to the motor with a wire brush, sprayed batter corrosion protection on it and everything seemed fine in the driveway. Brought it on the...
Hi. Just picked up the boat from winter storage and decided to hook up my fully charged batteries and test her out. As soon as I try and trim it down some, the tilt/trim gets stuck. Finally after 10 minutes it lets go and works again. Then I try to start it but the starter spins really fast but...
Hi guys. I purchased a used 60hp Johnson 1992 (60TLEN) and everything seems to work fine except on cold starts it's takes a long time to get going. This is what I do. Put it in the water, pump the bulb till it gets hard, flip the choke and turn the key. It takes a long time to catch. It seems...
Hi. I'm getting a 2001 60hp Johnson and I will need gear and throttle controls for it? What kind do I need and where's the best place to get them? (cheapest)I have controls now but they are for my 1961 Johnson Seahorse. Quite old and I don't think they will be compatible with the newer outboard...
Hi. I'm not sure if I'm in the right area but I think Chrysler made Viking. My father dug up an old viking and we have a few questions.
From the model number lookup,(34701) It's a 1966 3.5 hp. Is this one air cooled or does it have a water pump? It has been sitting for many many years and he...
Hi guys. I used the instruction posted for idling issues and it's just not working for me. Here's what I'm doing to get it started. This is an old very manual motor.
With the needle set as insturcted, I open the choke, turn it over a couple of time till it almost starts. Then close the choke...
Hi again. I have been doing some work on my 1961 40hp Johnson recently. Including help from here with the ideling S/S needle. Seems that I got it running fairly smoothly but now I have oil leaking from the lower end pretty bad. I did change the gear oil a few days ago. While doing this I removed...
Hi everyone. We were out last weekend and while out cruising, the idleing needle came out of my 1961 40 hp Johnson. I managed to get it back in enough to get us back to shore with a one set speed. The next morning, I fixed it and it seemed fine for a 30 minute run on Lake Simcoe. Yesterday, I...
Hi everyone. I located a set of Yamaha controls, 703. Just wondering will they fit a Yamaha Enduro 30hp Outboard. This outboard does not have electric start. From the picture, I can't see where this will hook up to the gears manually, speed and forward/reverse? Is there more required for these...
Hi guys. What size fuel filter shall I get? 5/8, 9/16...not sure. I was looking at my motor yesterday and I did not see one there. I'll try and post a couple of pics of the motor when I originally received it and maybe you could point out where it is or where it should be. Thanks, Chris
Re: 1961 40hp Johnson RDSL-23. Spitting gas from the carb after running for 20 min.
Hi Admiral. What size fuel filter shall I get? I was looking at my motor yesterday and I did not see one there. I'll try and post a couple of pics of the motor when I originally received it and maybe you...
Hi guys. Had the 16' Starcraft Aluminum with the 40hp Johnson boat out today for a test run. 1st major run since I purchased it and had it serviced. I posted a question the other day re: a no start issue but solved it. Now we have another issue.
So me and the wife and daughter were out...
Hi everyone. I have a 1961 Johnson 40hp. RDSL-23 on my 16' aluminum Starcraft. I had it serviced, points re-aligned, carbs cleaned and oil flush, among a few other things included in the service job. The outboard mechanic showed me how great it ran in a tub of water. Choke all the way on. One...
