If the rectifier goes out can you unhook the stator and not have any damage to the stator, need to run the boat for a hour or so to check out other problems :confused:
I have a 1974 70hp Johnson which i removed from one boat and installed on another, problem is the wires at the tach have been cut and I don't know what hooks to what, the tach is a early 70's airguide and has two wires coming out the back one is black and the other is yellow, the wires coming...
Most people have a problem with getting thier boat to run faster, I guess i have a ideal setup, mine is as follows, comes out of the hole like a rocket running a little over 50 with a 19 pitch prop but i try trimming up and it starts to porpous then i try to trim it down and it starts to bow...
Well just fixed one problem now i have another, it is a 1974 70hp Johnson model no.70ESL74M, i had a idle problem which i fixed by changing carbs, now it will idle and when you gas on it it will take off like a rocket but about 3/4 throttle i will die back to about 1/3 throttle and will go no...
Im having a wierd idle problem, out of gear it idles just fine but put it in gear and it just looses power and dies unless you gas on it real quick, above idle it runs like a champ plenty of power. The motor has about 110lbs of compression + or - 2 or 3 lbs. new plugs, did a link and synch and...
Will all the water from the pump exit through the prop on this motor or will it come out somewhere else besides the overflow holes just below the power head? Trying to determine if the water pump is pumping a full flow. Dosnt appear to be overheating and cant seem to get the warning horn to work...
Can anyone tell me if the 1974 Johnson 70hp motor have warning horns? If so where are they located, i have seen what looks like sensors on the motor but cant find the horn anywere, where are they located in the control? on the wiring digram on the motor it list sensors but can't find a horn...
I have a 1959 Texas Maid Fiesta that takes a 1/2" screw in type plug with a rubber gasket on it, I have lost the plug and can't seem to find one, I have tried brass and pvc pipe plugs but they just screw all the way through the drain, where in the world can I get a gasket type plug for it? I...
Ready to replace the transom in my Texas Maid, but i have a question, the original transom i took out was just treated and not glassed, I am putting douglas fir plywood back in it, what can i treat it with? The wood part of the transom is 1 1/4" and can't really do any combos with glass and mat...
I am looking for a windshield frame for a 16' 1959 Texas Maid Fiesta does anyone have one they will part with or know where I might look, that's about all i lack for my restoration i am working on. A 18' windshield will work also, here are some pictures of the boat in case some of you don't know...
Finally when and got the 1959 16' Texas Maid today and boy is the hull in good shape wish I could say the same for the transom and floor, I started the teardown and cleanup today I'll take some pics tomorrow and post them for any of you aluminum boat finatics. :cool: web page
My trailer has five lug hubs on it and what i need to know is what wheels fit this thing they kind of look like narrow lug GM wheels, the ones on the trailer are 14" and I am wanting to put 15" on it, any help appreciated, Thanks.
