I was coming back from a day on the water about 1/2 mile from the marina<br />running @3500.4000 rpm when the boat took on a strong vibration. I felt it at the sametime the engine noise seened a deeper pitch & louder<br />no increase in rpm's (nor did it loose rpms) I never felt any kind of...
my t/ducer is off the mounting bracket,actuly only half the mount remains,already ordered a new one but that will require a haul-out.$$$$<br />is there any thing that sets on contact UNDERWATER & keep in mind the transom is bottom painted<br /><br />i need a glob of something to get me thru...
after replacing the water pump/impeller/t/stat(yard wrench)<br />my water presure gauge needle fell below what i thought was ZERO...not registering anything,was there a sending unit that was not hooked up <br />when putting it back together?<br /><br />its pissing like a champ...
Looking for some "BALLPARK" figures<br />for a johnson 115 carbed at different<br />rpm's pushing a 171 mako <br />assuming properly tuned/trimed <br /><br />@2500 =gph<br />@3500 =gph<br />@4500 =gph<br />The 4500 is not wot but in 4 years /seasons its never been pushed further because its fast...
on a cold start pump the bulb,key in<br />to choke Turn:....start<br /><br />Now ive seen the yard mechanic advance the throtle with the neutral safty depressed,for what he termed a quick start <br />is this corect ?<br />is there more to it
Better to run thru the tank of stored gas (35gal) before changing the fuel/sep canister or adding the carbon guard fuel addidive ?<br /># 2<br />Should plugs be recleaned at that time?<br />#3<br />this will be the 4th season with the boat and it seams to me that the shift control lever is...
i screwed up and i need someone to tell me how bad this is going to be....<br />I either reversed the battery leads <br />om more likely put the ground lead to the wrong terrminal this morning in preperation to run it on the ear muffs after winter storage.... i tested for power at the power...
I did a search but did not see this covered,boat was hauled today and i got a look at the damage done over the season "tight slip"..... The port side has a lot of surface scratches that are 4'long<br />most will buff out but there are a few that are a bit deeper.now were talking scrathes not...
oil that is......<br />going to change the lower unit oil<br />(first time for me) i bought the pump<br />and a quart bottle in a kit,i dont want to find out i need more when im in the middle of this.not sure if i can get another qt of the same brand so can i mix or add to the first<br />i...
I add some in with every other tank<br />Now before puting it away for the winter should i use the spray,can i do this out of the water using muffs?<br /><br />I want to do the winter prep this time,because its time i learned and because the yard doubled the price this year $ 200<br />for fuel...
its a 1999 115 johnson<br /><br />i thought the fuel bulb felt a little clamy but it held the idle and so off i went..... once on the way out it felt like it missed or bogged down but recovered almost instantly..<br />i checked for any thing around the prop nada..... drifted with 6-7 moves at...
a little history<br />1999 johnson (150 hrs)<br />new plugs at season start<br />still not thru 1st (winter stablized)<br />tank of gas<br />cold start first or second try and <br />holds a idle just fine.<br />during the days drifting i'll go for a start and it fires right up and cycles<br...
It must have another proper name<br />HERES WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT...<br />i have a newer mako 17' cc<br />it can sit slipside for a week or more between trips.if it rains water <br />seems to acumulate in the lower <br />inside hull around the pump.when enough it will auto pump out (fine)<br...
