I recently bought a boat with a J30elcoa '85 30hp Johnson outboard. When testing the motor it ran fine while I tested it. I replaced the impeller, spark plugs and lower unit oil, and took it out today. Idled fine, and then I started to hear a squealing noise soudned like it was coming from the ignition/gear shift.... I turned off the engine and started again after a few mins, noise was gone and seemed to run fine, then after I got to the wake zone I opened it up a little bit and it seemed to be holding back, then after about 2 minutes the engine slowly faded out, as if the gas was running out, but never sputtered, and then it died. there was a bit of smoke, seemed to be electrical by the smell and i took off the cover to try and see if anything was melted but everything seemed to look fine, but I dont really know what all I was looking for.
Anyways I couldnt start it again and had to use the trolling motor to get back.
Any troubleshooting tips would be appreciated, Im certainly a rookie when it comes to engine repair but am capable of handling repairs when I have an idea what to do......
Anyways I couldnt start it again and had to use the trolling motor to get back.
Any troubleshooting tips would be appreciated, Im certainly a rookie when it comes to engine repair but am capable of handling repairs when I have an idea what to do......