I have a 99 Four Winns 17ft F&S O/B. I had a leaky aerator hose which was unfortunately below the water line. I decided to pull her out of the water and replace the aerator, bilge pump, and related hoses. Trouble is, the bilge pump is underneath a big piece of plywood that the batteries rest...
I have a Xantrex 20amp charger charging a group 24 cranking battery on one bank and two group 27's in parallel on a second bank. Until now my boat was stored out of the water, and I had a disconnect switch that isolated the batteries for charging. Now I keep my boat in the water and I need for...
My 99 Four Winns has been taking on water this season. I've isolated the leak to the aerator pump and the inlet hose attached to it. I tightened the hose clamp really tight and it seems like the leak stopped. At any given time there were a few inches of water in the bilge. Barely enough to...
My woes continue. After coming out of storage my Johnson 115 (J115PLSSB) is very difficult to start. I pump up the primer bulb, hold the key in for 10 seconds, then turn it over. The first time, it catches for a few seconds then dies. The primer bulb is no longer firm so I pump it up again...
I have a Johnson 115 outboard on my 99 Four Winns Horizon 170 F&S. The tachometer was okay when I put it in storage back in October. I brought it out this weeknd. I took it out on the lake and I noticed at low speed the tachometer was still reading zero. When I slowly give it some throttle...
My Johnson 115 warms up to 155-160 at idle. Above 1500-2000 rpm the temp comes down below 120.<br /><br />Last season it never went above 140.<br /><br />So far I've replaced the water pump, thermostats, and t-stat seals. It's still getting hot at idle.<br /><br />Any suggestions?
My Johnson 115 ran all last year around 140 degrees. When I started using it this year, I noticed the temp ran up to 160-165 degrees.<br /><br />The temp runs highest when I'm lugging along at low speed. If I give it more throttle, the boat comes up on plane (around 3200 rpm) and the temp...
I just changed the water pump on my Johnson 115. I got the lower unit back on, but I'm having trouble getting the shift rod linkage re-engaged. I think the rod has rotated to where the hole no longer lines up.<br /><br />Is there a trick to this? Should I pull the lower unit back off and...
My Johnson 115 has been running a little warm, and I'm trying to change the water pump. I have removed the bolts indicated by my shop manual, and removed the cotter pin from the shift linkage, but the lower unit won't drop off.<br /><br />I tried moving the shift lever into reverse like the...
