I think this will be the third season on my 35 hp. It runs great. I did turn the idle down as low as i could get it to be able to troll. Problem I ran into is its too low to start sometimes. having to take cowling off to adjust low speed needle Is my only complaint about this wonderful outboard.
They're are basically what holds the powerhead onto the midsection. They fail and there is a bunch of play in the powerhead. This can lead to decreased performance and in theory powerhead could be come detached. Idk how extreme motor mount failure can get, but I imagine horribly.
2 things to report: The lithium starting battery I have used for the last 2 seasons has been perfect. My outboard is a 1980 35 HP tiller Johnson that only has the electric starter. Not the rectifier or stator so no charging available. I have run my fish finder and started off same 20 ah battery...
I’m trying to get YouTube to load this video. Went out and recorded the motor mounts on my outboard being replaced: they were completely shot. Ed the guy that works on them did exactly what flying Scott posted above.
these were the best videos I found. Can’t say any of them were overly helpful after watching them a few times through. Motor mount replacement be an outstanding video for someone to make
I was able to successfully replace the lower motor mount. I found a good video to help replace the hard one in the middle below the powerhead.. The one two on the side of the lower cowling I am not quite sure how to replace. Anyone have a link to a video?
I not far behind you at all in this department. I check my tires and bearing before EVERY trip. My boat ramp is about 10 minute drive and I don't even want to have any problems that close to the house. I will venture about an hour away at the most. I have a small son that goes out with me often...
yikes! my greatest fear on the road coming true. I stay so paranoid about my bearings and tires its way overkill. Glad no one is hurt. The $360 seems like a cheap lesson to learn.
