I finally got a chance to hit the lake today. The boat ran great for me. Burned most of a tank of gas running at idle/trolling speed to wide open at 5400rpm, and everything in between.
I did pull the freeze plugs from the carb, soaked and blew out everything. I figured as long as I had to pull...
Got time to attack the carb. Clean as a whistle inside. The thing I found was a float valve needle I have never seen before. It appears to have a rubber tip. When I pulled it out, it had a point, but was black. I thought it was crud built up on it till I wiped it off and the end rubber off and...
Thanks, Jimmbo. For being 44 years old, it purrs like a kitten.I might dig into it tomorrow. Spent the weekend at camp. There must be something loose floating around in there. I had the wife and two small grandkids last week. I have a Starcraft tinny. Motor ran like a champ for half an hour...
Thanks, Yes. I was afraid of that. I just don't want to change any adjustments on the carb
It runs too good. I can troll 900-1000 rpm for hours without it loading up, then hit the throttle and off she goes.
Oh well, off for the tools.
I have a 1978 35 horse. 35EL78R. I had to replace the fuel pump this spring. I put in a new OEM pump. Barrel tested it and it ran great. Took it to the lake and. It ran perfectly for a 6 mile run to our fishing spot. Fished for a few hours with the electric. When we left, the motor started up...
I had a need for a small motor to fish a local restricted hp lake here. I had this 1978 9.9 in my shed for 20 years since my dad died. It sat unused in his cellar for 15 years before that. While in my shed, the mice had a field day with the wires. I spent a day doing repairs on them. I figured...
I didn't have any luck with the search so I'll ask here. I'm looking for submersible LED white lights to put on my trailer for backup lights. Is there any such animal out there? I'll be watching the Grandkids several days a week, so it looks like a lot of my fishing will be at night. I have to...
I have a 4 week old Terrova 55 that started doing strange things yesterday. When using any of the features that used the GPS system the motor would start spinning counterclockwise uncontrolably. If I didn't stop it, I think it would keep going untill the wires twisted off.
A call to Minnkota...
I just installed a HB 798 in my boat. I went to the HB website and registered it. There is also an update shown for it. When I try to download it to an SD card to update the unit, I get a message on the computer saying: F:\ is not accessable. The request could not be performed because of an I/O...
I'm geting ready to replace the water pump and T-stat in my '78 Johnson 35hp. The manual calls for The OMC stuff. Is there a suitable replacement for the sealer I could get locally at NAPA or other parts store? I also just scored two more cherry motors. A 1978 9.9 Johnson and a 1984 15hp...
I have a 1978 35EL78R Johnson that I'm putting a new water pump kit in next week. I'm thinking about changing the thermostat at the same time, but I'm concerned with it's location. The cylinder head cover is held on by the head blolts. Is it possible to pull the cover and change the t-stat...
