I have a 1985 Stratos 375V. Can anyone tell me what the original motor was on this boat? It now has a 1974 Johnson 115 and I would like to know if I can hook up the factory tach to the Johnson. The service manual on the Johnson says there is a grey wire for the tach located inside the remote...
It's time for a new prop. Can someone please give me the WOT RPM range for a 1974 Johnson 115? I know everyone suggests propping (is that really a word) to run in the upper RPM range but I'm CONCERNED being it is a 33 year old motor. Those poor rods and pistons have to be tired. I really don't...
I have a MegaCast spinning reel that loves to frustrate me with birds nest. I've used 10 lb Stren mono, 20 lb Fireline & 12 lb Power Pro and I get the same results with them all. I've come to the conclusion that it is not caused by the line. I have 3 other spinning reels that give me NO...
1977 70 horse Johnson. Starts fine but does not have power. The way the boat acts in the water, I would of said it's the carbs. If you get into the throttle slowly it gets up to about 10 mph and then starts bogging down. I COMPLETELY disassembled all three cards and cleaned with carb cleaner and...
1974 Johnson 115. It has been starting and running great all season until last weekend. Now it is very had to start and when it does start, I hear a "chirping" (sounds like a random fan belt chirp on a vehicle). Last night I had it running on the ear muffs and let it run for 5 minutes and...
First post long time reader. I have a 1973 115h/p Johnson. It's very hard to start when it's cold. If I put 10 drops of fuel into each cylinder thru the spark plug hole it fires up and runs GREAT. I can shut it off and it fires back up with no problem. Here's what I've done so far. Compression...
