Thank you for this answer. I was hung up on there being a seperate bushing somewhere that I couldnt locate. After reading this I realized the the bushing is part of the cover. Doh!
I've ordered a new cover.
Apologies racerone. I misunderstood the intention of your earlier posts as "if you dont know how it works I cant help you" instead of "I also dont know fully how it works so I cant help you" . Thanks for reaching out. It is truly appreciated.
From what i can see the elusive bushing i was...
I'm not sure that you actually read what I had asked. I'm reading it now and it makes sense to me. I think you are hung up on the mystery oil suggestion and ignoring my responses. It seems we are in agreement to try and remove the shift shaft. Although as it's in a housing with seals and the...
I'm aware that the shift rod is set at a certain height. I have no idea why you are saying to unscrew it. If by unscrewing you are saying that it will start to dislodge any corrosion in the bushing ( which I have already asked) then ok.
The whole point was preferring not to drop the lower again...
You are saying drop the lower unit then unscrew the shift rod some? Are you saying unthreading may break up some corosion and then it may move more freely? Just trying to understand. Thanks.
I'll answer my own question. Did a little more searching. Most likely corrosion in the shift shaft housing caused by poor condition anodes. I'll clean them all up.
Instead of pulling the lower unit again I'm going to take the advice I saw in one thread. Fill the lower unit with marvel mystery...
When I pulled the lower to rebuild the water pump ,I for some reason,had the shift rod become incredibly stiff. Pretty much stuck solid.
I reinstalled the lower unit on the motor.
It works but needs both hands to engage or disengage gears.
Once it's in gear it runs as it should. No issues...
Thank you, gents. I tapped and also removed the drain plug and sprayed some carb cleaner up there. Purring like a kitten again and no leaks.
I'm glad I posted here before pulling the carbs!!
Rebuilt the carbs last fall with oem parts. Start it every week in off season. Primed the fuel line today and fuel pouring from this hole on top carb. I'm guessing it's a stuck float but figured I'd ask before I pull it.
Looks like the image may be too large so it's the very top centered single...
After running my early 90s 30 hp Johnson 2 stroke at medium to high throttle for a while (20-30 min) it will tend to splutter and stall when coming back to idle speed.
Then any attempt to restart it fails.
I'm thinking that if I kept the revs up I could run it all day. It only happens when...
I finally managed to engage the pin. It took a few hours an endoscope a pick a screwdriver partial disassembly of the carb and a lot of patience! If it had been out of gear it would have been much easier. No damage done as far as I can tell. Thanks for the replies
Yes of course. But it was in...
I finally managed to engage the pin. It took a few hours an endoscope a pick a screwdriver partial disassembly of the carb and a lot of patience! If it had been out of gear it would have been much easier. No damage done as far as I can tell. Thanks for the replies.
