Hello All,
Lately I have been having a blast on the nearby lakes with my fairly new 1977 Glassmaster with a 1976 115hp Johnson engine. However, the last trip out the engine quit running. Before it quit, it started to act really weak. I was cruising in the no-wake zone in front of the marina and it sounded like it was going to die. I increased the throttle and it still sounded really bad. Soon thereafter it died. I removed the cover and the flywheel felt REALLY hot, though I'm not sure how hot a flywheel is supposed to be after all day of cruising full speed ahead. Anyway, I used my trolling motor to get back to the boat ramp (which took 1.5 hrs!). The flywheel still turns by hand.
Note: I purchased the boat used 3 months ago, but I was told it had a new water pump. However, the pee stream (or whatever it's called) did not look very strong but rather like a sparse spray out of the two little holes.
My question is: Could my engine be damaged? Should I take it to a professional repair shop, or is this something I could look into myself (I am an extremely novice mechanic)? Also, I'm not very rich, so I'm wandering how much this all might cost?
BIG THANKS for any adivce/input on this problem. I hope to get back on the lake soon.
Lately I have been having a blast on the nearby lakes with my fairly new 1977 Glassmaster with a 1976 115hp Johnson engine. However, the last trip out the engine quit running. Before it quit, it started to act really weak. I was cruising in the no-wake zone in front of the marina and it sounded like it was going to die. I increased the throttle and it still sounded really bad. Soon thereafter it died. I removed the cover and the flywheel felt REALLY hot, though I'm not sure how hot a flywheel is supposed to be after all day of cruising full speed ahead. Anyway, I used my trolling motor to get back to the boat ramp (which took 1.5 hrs!). The flywheel still turns by hand.
Note: I purchased the boat used 3 months ago, but I was told it had a new water pump. However, the pee stream (or whatever it's called) did not look very strong but rather like a sparse spray out of the two little holes.
My question is: Could my engine be damaged? Should I take it to a professional repair shop, or is this something I could look into myself (I am an extremely novice mechanic)? Also, I'm not very rich, so I'm wandering how much this all might cost?
BIG THANKS for any adivce/input on this problem. I hope to get back on the lake soon.
