95 johnson 175 ocean runner

[nufish]

just got this boat/motor ran good when i bought it, ran good when i got it home, it sat for two weeks, had a hard time gettin her started, then tried to run her again but wont start pulled plugs seem to be flooding out, any ideas, fuel mix is a bit rich,i know this seems to be a bit vauge ,im sure it could be many things,just seems strange that she was running so good ...now no start? old fuel,to rich,not enough battery revs

 

[jwellcraft]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

Hi, have you tried it since you found out it was flooded? Make sure the little red lever behide the air box on the primer selonoid is in the down position and try moving the throttle lever forward a bit but disengage the shifter (push the button on the throttle box) to disengage from going into gear because you just want to open the butterflies of the carbs a little to let in some air to see if that helps in to start.

 

[nufish]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

Hi, have you tried it since you found out it was flooded? Make sure the little red lever behide the air box on the primer selonoid is in the down position and try moving the throttle lever forward a bit but disengage the shifter (push the button on the throttle box) to disengage from going into gear because you just want to open the butterflies of the carbs a little to let in some air to see if that helps in to start.

thanks ill try this weekend,got ta get her runnin the wife is not to happy with her not startin nor am i when she started the last time the wife had that look on her face like oh yeah! me too ill do my best ta get'm both started... thanx!

 

[nufish]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

not to get to far ahead of myself,just want to get her runnin ,but a friend of mine said that if i change carbs i could get 200 hp out of it is this true? dont get me wrong happy just to splash for now ...im happy to go 45-50 mph think i could get that ,95 larson 18.9 bowrider???

 

[jwellcraft]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

You should get in the 40's, I had the same year motor in a 150hp on my 21ft center console fishing boat and I was hitting 39 with around 30 gals of fuel and a water soaked transom. Once you have it propped right and a good tachometer and seeing around 5300-5600 rpms then you are maxing out. Anything higher you will bearing wearing out your motor and too little rpms with too much prop will not be any good either.

not to get to far ahead of myself,just want to get her runnin ,but a friend of mine said that if i change carbs i could get 200 hp out of it is this true? dont get me wrong happy just to splash for now ...im happy to go 45-50 mph think i could get that ,95 larson 18.9 bowrider???

 

[jwellcraft]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

thanks ill try this weekend,got ta get her runnin the wife is not to happy with her not startin nor am i when she started the last time the wife had that look on her face like oh yeah! me too ill do my best ta get'm both started... thanx!

I know what you mean, those motors are very strong and once you do your regular maintenance it will last a very long time. Use the recommended spark plugs and XD50 oil and make sure your water pump and thermostats are good. Get an OMC manual for that motor and you will be able to do all the work yourself but make sure it is the original manual.

 

[nufish]

Re: 95 johnson 175 ocean runner

hey thanx for the reply,it means a lot to me , but you said nothing about the carb change?