Thought I had it licked:
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Johnson engine guy came over, did tests, compression, gapped spark plugs properly, tested - passed with flying colors. He ran it at idle, ran it at WOT, cranked it up over and over - no issues.
So, 2 days later I decide to trailer the boat 1.5 hours, put it in, and guess what? No ignition at all. Nothing, nada - never once even sounded like it wanted to turn over. I pulled some spark plugs and saw/felt/smelled nothing but gasoline. Called the mechanic, he had me try all sorts of things (unplugging things, choking, not choking, full throttle, etc.) and not once did we get any sign of life.
I find it hard to believe that 2 days ago it was running perfectly and starting every time, and then 2 days and a 1.5 hour trailer ride later I'm getting bupkiss.
Ignition coils? Fuse? Power Pack? Thermostat? Stator? Optical sensor?
The only thing I think I remember doing between his tests and today's outing was hook up a hose to the flushing port and run some water into it for about 5 minutes at somewhat low pressure. I can't imagine that somehow messed something up.
One thing I noticed when he had me unplugging things:
The square rectifier/regulator plug had one of the pins (male) snapped off and stuck in the female (hole) end. Don't really know if that could have had anything to do with my problems, since I was under the impression that the rectifier/regulator only had to do with recharging of the batteries during operation.
PS - in the grand tradition of my wife and me whenever faced with a frustrating episode in our lives, we had some fun with it and created a drink in honor of our experience:
The 2-stroke Johnson (or as I call it, the ****ing 2-stroke Johnson)
1 part of the following:
Benedictine
Absinthe
Blue Curacao
Goslings Dark rum
Vodka
Gin
Grand Marnier
Jim Beam Rye
Dash of Angostura bitters
Shaken in ice, strained into a 16 oz glass, then add 8 oz. of Ginger Beer
Looks like 2-stroke oil (blue-green) and tastes pretty damn good - guaranteed to ****-up.
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...date-pics.html
Johnson engine guy came over, did tests, compression, gapped spark plugs properly, tested - passed with flying colors. He ran it at idle, ran it at WOT, cranked it up over and over - no issues.
So, 2 days later I decide to trailer the boat 1.5 hours, put it in, and guess what? No ignition at all. Nothing, nada - never once even sounded like it wanted to turn over. I pulled some spark plugs and saw/felt/smelled nothing but gasoline. Called the mechanic, he had me try all sorts of things (unplugging things, choking, not choking, full throttle, etc.) and not once did we get any sign of life.
I find it hard to believe that 2 days ago it was running perfectly and starting every time, and then 2 days and a 1.5 hour trailer ride later I'm getting bupkiss.
Ignition coils? Fuse? Power Pack? Thermostat? Stator? Optical sensor?
The only thing I think I remember doing between his tests and today's outing was hook up a hose to the flushing port and run some water into it for about 5 minutes at somewhat low pressure. I can't imagine that somehow messed something up.
One thing I noticed when he had me unplugging things:
The square rectifier/regulator plug had one of the pins (male) snapped off and stuck in the female (hole) end. Don't really know if that could have had anything to do with my problems, since I was under the impression that the rectifier/regulator only had to do with recharging of the batteries during operation.
PS - in the grand tradition of my wife and me whenever faced with a frustrating episode in our lives, we had some fun with it and created a drink in honor of our experience:
The 2-stroke Johnson (or as I call it, the ****ing 2-stroke Johnson)
1 part of the following:
Benedictine
Absinthe
Blue Curacao
Goslings Dark rum
Vodka
Gin
Grand Marnier
Jim Beam Rye
Dash of Angostura bitters
Shaken in ice, strained into a 16 oz glass, then add 8 oz. of Ginger Beer
Looks like 2-stroke oil (blue-green) and tastes pretty damn good - guaranteed to ****-up.
