I am trying to find a service manual for a 140HP Johnson. I spoke with my local dealer and they claim it is only sold in a set and I am better off with a Clymer or Seloc manual. Is this true? From what I have read in iboats the OEM manual is better. It is a 1982 140HP Johnson that I want a...
I am seeing a problem with my throttle cable/ shift cable. Not sure on the proper term. When I pull back from WOT or anything other than idle I get to neutral and the motor is still engaged in gear. I actually have to go slightly into reverse to get the motor to go into neutral. It does the...
I have a 1982 140hp Johnson that I believe the idle is set too high. Can anyone tell me where it is best to adjust the idle RPM. I have a tach and I am going to check it and would like to know how and where to set it. I am told it should be around 1000 RPM at an idle in neutral.
I am trying to find the most cost effective way for trolling with my boat. I have an 18ft. aluminum with a 140HP Johnson on it. The slowest I can get it to troll is 5mph. I have seen the trolling plates you can mount on the cav. plate to reduce speed while trolling. I would like to get down...
I am looking to purchase a fish finder in the near future. I have never purchased one before what do I need to look out for. I fish in mainly smaller lakes and rivers in MN. I have fished with a Lowrance X52 on a freinds boat and it seems to be decent. Any ideas on a good unit without...
This weekend I was using my boat and it started fine and ran fine. After sitting shut off for a period of time I restarted and it died. I checked my fuel primer bulb and it was soft. I pumped it to get hard again and it ran for about 5 minutes before dieing again. This happened several...
