Help is needed here bad, Just got back my Johnson 140 from a barter Job in Orlando and Put it in the lake this past weekend and had a hell of a time starting it once I did get it started I know it will smoke and sputter because of the higher oil 25-1 ratio I was told to use , I went to throttle down and it would only go maybe if we were lucky 5-10 miles an hour!!!
This guy took 4 weeks to rebuild this and he is suppose to be a master tech.... did not replace the old plug wires or did he put in new plugs... there is a heat sensor poked in side where it goes on the left cover ..no wire connected to it at all.
Not only does he keep telling me this is normal cause it is a older engine, but wont return my phone calls until 1-3 days later . He had told me that sounded like the carb problems and it was about the fuel getting to the engine .
I have caught this guy lying to me a few times already , I just don't know what to believe. I painted this guys house in Orlando ... a $2,800.00 Job for the return he rebuilds my powerhead. when someone rebuilds these motors, don't they take them to some water to run them to make sure things are a 100%? When I gave him the engine I was having troubles starting it and when it got running I was at least at 45- 50 full throttle!
My question is (thanks for your patience) what do I need to look for to see if he really did rebuild my top? I have not checked the compression yet should that be the same number on all 4 cylinders? He said the people had to put a sleeve in one , that he did not weld the nick that was right on the rim.... can I take the heads off and still use the same gaskets to put back on after inspecting ? and will I be able to see the new called sleeve? To know this guy told me to take the boat out but stay near the dock and get to know the boat, I even bought and installed all new gas lines , fuel separator, fill hose, and took and drained the tank out and dried it for 5 days before putting all the new hoses on and the fill hose, so NOTHING at all is coming from the tank but pure 25-1 fuel (quicksilver oil) mix. My wife and kids were stuck out on lake Tarpon both days this past weekend, cause Saturday when the only time he returned the call he said to put new plugs in and that would be the answer still NO THROTTLE ! You Experts please help. Thank You
BushGator
This guy took 4 weeks to rebuild this and he is suppose to be a master tech.... did not replace the old plug wires or did he put in new plugs... there is a heat sensor poked in side where it goes on the left cover ..no wire connected to it at all.
Not only does he keep telling me this is normal cause it is a older engine, but wont return my phone calls until 1-3 days later . He had told me that sounded like the carb problems and it was about the fuel getting to the engine .
I have caught this guy lying to me a few times already , I just don't know what to believe. I painted this guys house in Orlando ... a $2,800.00 Job for the return he rebuilds my powerhead. when someone rebuilds these motors, don't they take them to some water to run them to make sure things are a 100%? When I gave him the engine I was having troubles starting it and when it got running I was at least at 45- 50 full throttle!
My question is (thanks for your patience) what do I need to look for to see if he really did rebuild my top? I have not checked the compression yet should that be the same number on all 4 cylinders? He said the people had to put a sleeve in one , that he did not weld the nick that was right on the rim.... can I take the heads off and still use the same gaskets to put back on after inspecting ? and will I be able to see the new called sleeve? To know this guy told me to take the boat out but stay near the dock and get to know the boat, I even bought and installed all new gas lines , fuel separator, fill hose, and took and drained the tank out and dried it for 5 days before putting all the new hoses on and the fill hose, so NOTHING at all is coming from the tank but pure 25-1 fuel (quicksilver oil) mix. My wife and kids were stuck out on lake Tarpon both days this past weekend, cause Saturday when the only time he returned the call he said to put new plugs in and that would be the answer still NO THROTTLE ! You Experts please help. Thank You
BushGator
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