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I installed a rebuilt powerhead about 5 years ago (thanks to help from this forum), and since that time the outboard has ran rather well. Over the past three years, the boat has only been out on the lake about 6 times :( I tried to start the motor over the winter, but couldn't get a spark...
I last replaced the water impellar and the impellar housing on my 1973 Johnson/Evinrude Starflite 115393 two years ago. I haven't used the boat as much as I would like, but its time to replace the impellar before it fails. Since I replaced the housing two years ago, would it be ok for me to...
I'm looking to replace my aging trailer light system with an LED kit. Are there any kits that are particularly better than the other? What is a good kit for the cost?
Also, I would like to run a seperate ground if possible and not rely on the trailer chasis. Are most LED kits equipped with a...
Hello all,
I have my trolling motor connected to the same deep cycle battery as my fishfinder. The power leads for each device are ran along opposite sides of the boat, however there is common contact at the battery terminals. When I hit the pedal for the trolling motor, the inrush current...
Last Sunday, I took my rebuilt 73 115HP Johnson out to start the break-in procedure. The motor ran great and so did the lower unit, it shifted rather smoothly for an old system.
Today the motor still ran great, but the lower unit wouldn't switch into forward gear at idle. It acted like it...
I was able to successfully upload the before/after pics of my 1973 115HP Johnson. The pics show the old motor with molten piston and the installed rebuild that I purchased through iboats.com.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/myhysteria/before3.jpg
You can see that the top piston got...
I took the boat yesterday to the lake to start breaking in my rebuilt 73 115 hp Johnson. Running 24:1 fuel ration and following the break-in instructions to the letter, the rebuilt started right up and ran smoothly for two solid hours.
During the second hour I brought the motor to WOT a few...
I would like to purchase a new tach for my johnson 73 115hp. Can I simply purchase any teleflex tach for outboards to use for my motor, or do I need to select on specifically designed to recieve pulses from the 73 115hp? Does the new tach need calibrated? If so, how do you calibrate?
I was reading a post in this forum about what type of fuel to use when I realized that the shop that I purchased a 115hp 1973 Johnson rebuild from told me to use 93 octane. Some replies to the post say to use no more than 89 octane; of course it depends on the motor year. What type of fuel and...
I've finished installing my rebuilt 73 115hp Johnson and tried to start it today. Needless to say, it didn't go so well.
The engine isn't getting any fire. We noticed metal shavings falling from underneath the flywheel. We took the flywheel off and found two loose bolts. In our hast over...
I've gone ahead and ordered a new waterpump kit which includes a new housing (plastic as opposed to the old metal one). Do I need to use any sealer on the grommets or on the bottom gasket?
If so, what kind should I use?
Sorry for asking this sort of question twice, but I thought that I'd be more general so that folks may answer.
How do you find a good johnson outboard mechanic in your area?
I'm getting close to finishing the reassembly of my 73 115hp Johnson and I would like to find a mechanic to do the timing and such. I'm going to try to link n sink the best I can (enough to see if it starts), then I'll take it to the mechanic for final adjustment and timing.
There are a couple...
I have not performed any maintenance on my tilt & trim since I purchased the boat last summer.
Everything seems to work well, but is there any maintenance that I should do? Maybe lubrication?
The previous owner never installed a kill switch. Since i'm installing my 73 115hp Johnson rebuilt powerhead, I thought that I'd go ahead and put in one.
I noticed at the store that one of these switches had three terminals, what is the best way to wire these things up?
I just ordered a new fuel pump for my 1973 115hp Johnson. I got the new pump from ishopmarine using the parts list thats on their site (its just like BRP). Anyway, the part # is 438559.
The reason why I'm wondering is that although the new one looked identical to the old one, the top of the...
