Hi all from a newbie to boating.<br /><br />First I'd like to say how great the information & help given on this board is. I have learned alot just by reading alot of the other q's & a's.<br /><br />Now, for my questions.<br /><br />I have just come across a 1969 Johnson 55hp engine. It is one of the hydro-electrics.<br /><br />When I shift from N to Fwd, there is some play in the shift, then the shift/throttle guns up the engine. BUT it doesn't shift into gear until it is almost at WOT.<br /><br />Once in gear it stays there until I shift it out.<br /><br />Is this normal? At what kind of range/trottle should it pop into gear? Could the shift problem be due to incorrect oil in the gears? If so, now that I'm POSITIVE it's Type C will it clear out the shifting problem?<br /><br />The guy I got the engine from told be about a small plunger in the lower case that has come out of place and just needs to be reset.<br /><br />Could this be true & if so how often does this happen? How hard is it to pop off the lower & reset it?<br /><br />I have read up about the oil and have changed it so I was positive it was the Type C required.<br /><br />Also it won't hold a low speed idle (bogs out) so I'll have to check the settings for that, but I don't really want to be fiddling with it in the water and screw up my gears with this shift problem.<br /><br />I really do like the engine, and want to keep it properly maintained and running for as long as I can. She powers the 16' Starcraft great!<br /><br />Any help from and Johnson masters would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance!
<br /><br />Ok. I've re-assembled it & nada.<br /><br />Help?<br /><br />I'm getting the proper power to the solenoid wires. The prop turns by hand when the engine is off. I get no "chunk" of it going into gear (either gear) at low idle (from Neutral). The only way for it to go into gear is at a high rev.