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Picked up for $275 (plus new trailer tires & lights to haul home)
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Hi iBrains,
I have a 1979 4hp Johnson that runs pretty well, and the bottom spark plug looks fine (light tan) but the top plug consistently shows a rich condition. Both cylinders share a single carb, both have good compression (within 2 psi), both have strong and consistent spark (based on gap...
Hi all,
This one has me pulling my hair out and I'm hoping somebody sees something I've missed. Picked up a 1979 4hp off CL, good compression, very good spark, had to fix the recoil starter (minor battle there), got it started. Yay.
Problem is that no matter what I do, fuel comes running up...
Hi All,
I'm about to head on a family vacation to the Beaufort, S.C. area (Harbor island, specifically). There are tons of tidal marshes, and I'm bringing my kayak. This is the first time I've done saltwater 'yak fishing, and I'm hoping for some general pointers (not honey holes) -- time &...
Hi All,
I've got a 1971 Evinrude 25 hp Sportster that I bought last year for $80. It's been a journey getting the motor back to life, but now it's running pretty darned good.....except that when it's running at WOT or nearly so, the bendix gear rides up and rub on the fly wheel. As soon as I...
Like airline employees, denizens of this forum sometimes see people at their worst: stressed out, frustrated, at wits end. We hear ?I'm almost ready to chuck this @#$% motor? and ?I?ve rebuilt the carb 3 times, how could it possibly be a carb problem?? Yet, these forums have helped untold...
Just bought a '71 25hp sportster for $80, has sat for years. Tested compression and got zero on both cyls, before realizing that the PO had removed most (but not the bottom 2) of the cylinder head bolts. I put them back in and lightly torqued (I know there's a very specific torquing sequence...
Hi All,
Sorry for the rant nature of this post, but yesterday was a pretty difficult day. Ultimately, I'm pretty sure that the fix will involve a complete carb teardown, but any more specific pointers would be helpful.
This is a motor I got on eBay last year as a 9.9 and installed 15 hp carbs...
Hi All,
My '76 9.9 lacks a tell tale. It isn't overheating, but I sure would like to know that all's well in the water flow department before any bad things start to happen.
I've read the Machinist's page that discusses adding a tell tale (link here...
Hi All,
I know that wiring should not be grounded to an aluminum hull -- there should be direct wire connections back to the negative pole of the battery.
But, if I use a ground bus bar wired to the battery, does that bar need to be electrically insulated from the hull, or is it OK to simply...
Hi trailer gurus,
I recently purchased a 14' Lowe boat on this tilt trailer. It's titled as Homemade, but that could be because a previous owner couldn't find a VIN or SN. It has characteristics of some Gator trailers I've seen on here, but I'm not sure. If it is, I'd be interested in...
Hi All --
I'm pretty sure I know what's going on, but want to get more feedback to confirm.
I recently acquired a 1976 Evinrude 9.9 rope start. Good compression (90, 93), good spark in both cyls (>1/4 in). Starts with difficulty, and only runs if the low-speed mixture knob is set to VERY...
After giving up on my Terry bass boat (transom + deck + stringers + major hull cracks = more that I was willing to throw effort at, especially since the hull layout was really crummy for my needs) (see thread in my signature), I picked up this 1448 tinny + tilt trailer + 45# foot controlled...
Found an ad for someone selling a 1967 merc 90 hp really cheap. PO claims to have run it a couple years ago yadda yadda yadda. Assuming it holds compression and lower unit is OK, is this a motor worth working on? Any special problems or idiosyncrasies? I'm familiar with OMCs, but a Tower...
Hi Chrysler folks,
I'm used to OMC's, so I don't know much about these motors, but I have an opportunity on a 1973 130 hp (no t/t). Any feedback on the quality / reliability / idiosyncrasies / decent purchase price of this beast would be fantastic.
Thanks!
Eric
My questions is: could a bad connection alone cause sudden, mysterious intermittent spark? Otherwise: stator, timer base, or power pack?
Motor: 1979 Johnson 70 hp
Symptoms:
Saturday -- running nearly WOT, and motor gradually slows, and then stalls once we're off plane. Very difficult to...
This thread is partly to solicit input, and partly to record what I find out for others.
**UPDATE:
**HERE'S A SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS SO FAR:
**Intermittent spark on one cylinder
**Which cylinder has a problem varies over time (not always the same cyl)
**Appears to show up most when timing is...
Pulled out with the boat for an evening splash w/ the family, and spotted the hose dragging behind, still hooked up to the muffs. Fortunately, we hadn't left the driveway yet.
Then, while trailering the boat at the end of the evening, I slipped on the trailer frame after hooking on the winch...
Acquired my new sweetie back in May. Hull is in great shape, but interior was a mess.
Love the faux burl dash. The glove box lid is warped, and it will have to go.
First things first:
Took off the '70 85hp Evinrude (nonrunning -- bad amplifier, currently parting out), repowered with...
Well, we had a fun day at the lake yesterday, all except for one cove that was a smidgen shallower than I expected. Once I realized we were in skinny water, I throttled down to avoid wrecking the motor on a log or stump. You guessed it -- planted the lower unit in the mud. Well, with some...
