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I have a Johnson 1998 40hp BJ40TLECR.
I just changed the impeller and I tried to test it out. I added the "water muffs" and turned on the engine. No telltale water. I read somewhere that the normal garderhose does not produce enough pressure to get water out of the telltale? Is this the case? Or...
I have another engine. A 1998 Johnson 40hp. (BJ40TLECR). It's not charging the battery when running, so I suspect it's the rectifier or the stator. I am looking at the rectifier first. It seems that this model has a rectifier and regulator. Seems to cost a fortune. Is there an alternative?
Today I was working on my Johnson outboard. I accidentally connected the cables to the batter the wrong way round. There was a small crackling noise coming from the engine followed by smoke. Once I removed the cowling the smoke was gone and I have no idea where it came from.
I then proceed to...
So I bought a boat and it came with a 1986 Johnson 40hp (J40ELCDE). It worked fine when I bought it and when I tried it out several times in the drive. But now that it's on the water, as soon as I start it, it will run for a few seconds and stall. I have no problems starting it but it will not...
