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been having some difficulties with my motor a 2000 90 hp johnson , dosent idle when warm and has a hard time to start after i shut it down for five minutes , so i did some inspecting around the motor and i found a wire that was frayed, purple wire that goes to the vro pump , so i spliced it back...
i have a 2000 90 hp johnson ocean pro , idles great on muffs, wont idle in the water after it gets warmed up and runs for 15 minutes , runs great at all rpms except for trolling idle, i had the carbs rebuilt this past fall, compression is all good . i took the boat to a mechanic last week...
i have a 2000 90 hp johnson , on the port side cylinder head there is a black plastic 90* degree fitting on left side , witch side of the head is for that fitting . left or right i have no water pressure one has a brass bolt on it .
i had a 96 90 hp ocean runner cylinder got water in it . motor was hot, but no alarm was sounding . never did the alarm sound when i operated the boat for two seasons, only at start you hear a beep . so now i have a newer motor 2000 johnson 90 hp an i dont want to fry this motor ... i tried...
i have a 2000 johnson 90 v4 , , just purchased the motor,the motor looked like it was sitting for a while i had a mechanic change the water pump , and rebuild the carbs . now i get home and run the motor on muffs, starboard side is cool port side is getting hot . is it because its not in the...
I have a 1996 90 hp ocean runner . Motor siezed up from water getting inside from piston sleeve . Was told by mechanic .anyway he said he is going to disassemble powerhead to see if crank is ok. Or for saltwater intrusion . He gave me a price to rebuild for $2000 with crank being good, crank...
witch will have more grunt , top speed, a 1996 ocean runner 90, or a 2007 90 etec,, on the same boat,, boat is rated for 150 hp max, has 90 on it now average speed with ocean runner is 33 mph , gps, 1700 lb hull . can get a deal on the etec .
was on the water today coming out from ramp to a no wake zone for 5 minutes motor sounded good . started to get out of wake zone and give it some throttle,, got on plane good no problem was going 28 mph, so i gave it a little more throttle, 30 mph then motor had a hicup . lost rpm motor...
I have a 1996 ez loader trailer with wobble rollers one fell off and i need to replace some more , so my question is,, my shaft size is 1 inch from top to bottom , side by side is 3/4 inch , (there oblong shaped) wobble rollers on there now are 5 inch by 3 inch i need to find the right one...
ok here is the deal , i bought a boat last year and the guy i bought the boat from said he had the bottom soda blasted. its a fiberglass hull , there is some residue left over on the hull . how can i get this stuff off without damage to the gelcoat want it too look like new on trailer. thanks guys
