TILT AND TRIM

[needtofish]

I HAVE A MID 77 MODEL JOHNSON 115 .I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH T@T THE PUMP WORKS GOOD GOING UP BUT WILL GO DOWN .I HAVE CHECKED SWITCHE, SOLENOID, FLUID LEVEL AND WIRES ..ANY HELP OUT THERE ... THE PUMP WHINES WHEN GOING DOWN THANKS

 

[fishingfool]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

i had the same problem and found out the switch was bad,i took the wires off the switch and touched them together and it worked fine

 

[needtofish]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

I HAVE REPLACED SWITCH FIRST THAY IS WHY I AM LOST !! THE SWITCH IS WORKING BECAUSE IT PULLS THE MOTOR UP ANY HELP THANKS

 

[JB]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

Howdy, needtofish. This may not mean anything, but I had a 1980 'Rude 100 that behaved exactly the same way. I topped off the oil in the cylinder three times before it started working correctly. It was still working when I traded it. There must have been air in the oil that had to foam out slowly.<br /><br />Worth a try.<br /><br />Good luck.<br />JB

 

[krosemond]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

I have a very slow leak in my trim around the rams that raise the engine, and at the beginning of each season, I have had to add fluid(79 Johnson 150).I took the hose to my lower unit oil pump off and the fitting was the same size as the trim fitting (where I add fluid) and attached a funnel to the other end. With fluid in the funnel, I tilted the engine up and down until all the air was out, and it is working fine now.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[krosemond]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

BTW, by lower unit oil pump, I meant the little hand pump that you can use to pump gear lube out of the bottle into the lower unit when you are changing it. It has a plastic tube with a screw in fitting on the end.

 

[jennis]

Re: TILT AND TRIM

needtofish, I can't help you diagnose your problem, but if it turns out your pump assembly is bad then I have a used one you might be interested in. If so, email me at jennis@acxiom.com. Best of luck.