I went fishing today and the boat actually ran the best it ever has out to the fishing spot. It sputtered and died right as we got there and when I tried to start it again, it wouldn't make any noise. No clicking, spinning, turning over. . . or anything. This had happened one other time and...
I would first like to thank everyone that has been helping me with the problems that have had up to this point with this engine. I took it out yesterday and it started up, it still doesn't go in reverse but we tried out forward and couldn't get it to engage well. If we open the little cover on...
I just tested the compression on my 4 cyl johnson and they are all registering around 15 or less. I saw in the manual something about some type of "reed" in the pistons and was wondering if this could be part of the problem. If so, what is it and would it be more to blame than the piston...
I took out our 75 hp Johnson today and it would idle ok but then when I tried to open it up, it sounded like it was misfiring or just wouldn't increase the RPMs. Any ideas on what this could be. I think it has a idle adjustment on the carb but I didn't see any high speed adjustment on it. We...
Hey I was just wondering if there is a trick to replacing the impeller on a 1962 Johnson 75 hp outboard. I have never changed an impeller but would like to do this one myself. If anyone can shed some light on how to do this that would be great. I was just wondering if there is something that...
First off. . . I am very new to outboard stuff. I need to replace my impeller in a Johnson 1962 75 hp outboard with electronic shift. I have called around to the marine stores in the area and none of them say they work on outboards that old, except one who said it would be a ton of money to...
I was winterizing my 1962 johnson superseahorse and ran it for a little while with the muffs on and water running. I then turned it off and took off the gas line and turned it back on to let it run out the old gas before storage. It ran for 30 seconds to a minute and then died. It was then...
I purchased a boat that came with the 1962 super sea horse 75 hp electric shift motor and am wondering how to remove the prop. There is a black tapered (I think plastic) thing behind the prop. I am not used to this and would be able to remove it if it was just a normal nut. How do I go about...
