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Found the missing needle on MarineEngine.com. Waiting to receive it. Hopefully that solves my problem. I'll post the results. Thanks everyone for your help.
Yep, I'm missing the part that will seat in the port for the relief valve. I was missing the spring also, but found it under the engine in the grass. I checked for that missing piece that seats in that hole but cannot find it. Going to check to see if it comes with a rebuild kit.
The release valve is tight. I came across this video that may give me some insight. At about 13:43, it shows the guy working on the release valve. There is a small piece that goes in the body just before the release screw goes back in. I don't know if I have that piece or if it's missing...
Well, I had the motor on a bench and ran it up and down and filled it until it would run out when removing the screw. I put the unit back on the boat and it will not raise the motor on its own. I have to lift up on the motor as I'm pressing the up button to get it to raise and once up, if I...
Replaced the seals and it's no longer leaking. I believe the pump is full of fluid and bled. The motor only goes up with me pulling up on it while holding the up button. My thoughts are the motor is too weak?
The pump is leaking from the seal around the ram piston. I'm going to order a rebuild kit and address the leak. Thanks for your input. Hopefully I'll have better luck once that's done.
I'm filling the pump via the top hole, replacing the screw and running the switch up and down with no motor movement. When I remove the screw, the unit is still full. Can't quite figure it out
The carpet did come up rather easily. Grabbed the corner with channel locks and pulled it up. It was soaked and dripping muddy water. Had been on the deck since the late 80's
Found my release screw. See the above link. It was buried in the middle hole on the lower, port side and previous owner had it open. Too dark to work on it further tonight. Had to remove the long bolt that is threaded on each end and connects the pump to the frame. I was then able to lift the motor.
Just picked up a 1992, 40hp Johnson with power trim. I had to remove the motor from the boat to get it home since I couldn't find the screw to release the pressure and manually lift it. I can here the motor when I press the up or down button, but it doesn't move. It appears to have been out of...
Yes, it was an optional upgrade back in the late 80's when the boat was purchased. I'm the 2nd owner and have the original purchase paperwork. The aluminum deck cost an additional $1,000 at that time. Below is a link to a houseboat build that has the same deck.
I have a 1988, 24ft pontoon boat that has carpet glued onto the aluminum deck. It's getting worn and I would like to remove it. I've seen a video where someone was scraping it off, but it was very labor and time intense. Anybody have experience doing this and the best way to remove it...
