i have a 1989 johnson 40hp w power tilt that hasnt been running right lately, it just fires and mab runs for 5 sec if your lucky.. so we finally went and had a compression test done... both cylinders were showing around 105 lbs. they did a leakdown test and they both werent holding pressure very...
i have been messing with this motor for the last month or so... i got it off a friend to try out. for a kicker motor. well when i got it it already had water in the lower unit. so i replaced the o ring on the prop shaft and resealed both joints the upper and the lower. after a couple of uses i...
hello i'm new here... not new to using forums tho. i have a 1989 johnson 40hp on a 16ft basstracker. bought the boat in dec of 08, it hadnt been ran for 3 years drained the carbs and got it running. since then i have only been able to use it once since my local lake has a 25hp limit! anyway it...
