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I have all the bolts off of my 73 johnson 115. The lower unit dropped down about half an inch. my question is what is the best way to remove the shift rod?
The fuse on my 73 Johnson 115 keeps blowing when I try to start the motor. I had the boat out yesterday was leaving the marina when we hit a "mud bar" the motor quickly heated up and I shut it off and It hasn't started since. The motor wont even attempt to start and when I do try to start it It...
My motor issues with my 73 Johnson 115 have changed. I have worked out all the problems with the carbs and the floats and I have gotten it to run great with some minor tweaking of the idle speed(it was trying to idle way to slow). Now a new issue has presented itself one that I or the previous...
So my 1973 Johnson 115 runs great out of the water with the garden hose hooked up to it but when I took it out for the first time today it started right up and idled great for about 15 min the it all of a sudden died and wouldn't start back up. I just got it home and hooked the hose up to it and...
i have a project boat and the johnson OB wont start. Im not quite sure of the year of the motor but if I had to guess I would say late 70's. I ran a wire from the battery to the starter and it engaged and started turning the flywheel. but when I turn the key to start nothing happens. Ive checked...
