I picked up a 2010 6BX that looks brand new. It starts right up with the choke and idles okay without the choke after it warms up just a bit. But it doesn’t like to run more than half throttle. Seems to be starving for fuel. I took apart the carb today and gave it a bath in Yamaha carb...
Mid 90’s Johnson 2-stroke 3hp. Model J3REOD.
Motor is nearly impossible to start. However with just the tiniest squirt of starting fluid into the airbox it fires right up and runs great. I read that starting fluid on 2 strokes is bad so I’ve been spraying some gas/oil mix instead...
2004 4ELPTEFI
Serial # OT805116
Plenty of water coming from telltale however it never gets hot. Overheat alarm sounds as soon as load is put on the motor. New impeller and thermostat. I have run it without a thermostat with the same results (discharge water not hot).
I tried flushing with...
I recently bought a pontoon boat with a 2004 Mercury 40HP 4-stroke EFI Bigfoot motor. I did not seatrial the boat, only ran it on muffs. It ran rough and the owner told me the lower unit needed resealing. I paid for the boat/motor accordingly. Upon bringing the boat home, I drained the lower...
