Last month we wer out and to make the story short we broke the drive shaft from the powerhead to the lower unit. Then instead of just replacing it we found another lower unit from a merc 1000. <br /><br />So the problem is it will start and run fine it goes into reverse fine and out fine...
5 hp johnson locking up
I have a 1968 5hp johnson outboard. It runs good, however on occasion after starting and running quick for about a couple of minutes it loads up and dies. when I go to start it it is like it is locked up and doesn't want to pull. After a minute or so it pulls comes...
I have a 5 horse johnson and I brought it from Wyoming @ 6000ft to Washington @ 2000ft.<br /><br />I dont know the year but the number on the inside of the cover is 171115.<br /><br />I started it and it runs on full throttle but when the throttle is reduced to start it dies.<br /><br />i didn't...
