OK I need help. Someone on this board is bound to know what I am overlooking. I have a 1970 Johnson 115 electric shift with 13 1/4 x 17 prop. It is on a 1976 Starcraft cheiftan cuddy cabin. I will first tell you what I have done and then tell you what the problem is.
Remove carb and clean...
120 compression all 4 cy
14.22 volts running at battery
new plugs, new wires
3/8+ bright blue spark using tester
rebuilt carbs every passage cleaned all plugs removed and passages checked
Link and sync completed according to owners manual
New water pump and added pee hole from #1 cylinder
Starts...
My motor is missing both the rectifier and the diode which connects to it to control prop engagement when the ignition is turned off. does this diode have to be in place for the system to charge? I purchased a rectifier and it is on its way to me. just curious if I have to have the Diode.
I have a 1970 Evinrude 115 electric shift with 120 psi on all cylinders just rebuilt the carbs because I was having to choke it to get it to run over 3000 rpms. I have ss screws set pretty close and it
throttles up now til it gets to about 4000 rpms then it just will not come to full throttle...
I have a 1970 115 Evinrude and am rebuilding the carbs. The retainers for the starboard side needle valve screws are no longer available. can I use the port retainers? what if anything is different about them? Starboard and Port needle valves are both right hand threads and the openings for the...
I found the wires individually at RPB Johnson but I would have more in the wires than in the entire engine. Can anyone here tell where I can get wires with the screw in ends? Can I use after market solid core wires ans use the original ends? It was going to be 120 bucks for wires.
I was out Sunday and my newly purchased 115 started easy, run well to pull tubers up to 25MPH but when run WOT the motor just seemed to die. I could hit choke and pull a few more RPMs out of her but would not run flat out. Run her about 2 hrs pulling tubers and just riding. What could the...
I need help removing the clamp swivel bracket on my 1972 Merc 140 from the center section of the motor. The pivot cracked on it where the steering rod goes through and I am afraid I am going to drop the motor in the drink.
I need to know where to start on prop selection for this 115 motor on my 18ft 1977 Starcraft Cheiftan cuddy cabin. The Evinrude seems strong and responsive I took of a 1972 Mercury 140 that would push it about 42 MPH. The clamp swiwel bracket broke on the Mercury and I cannot figure out how...
I just recently purchased a 115 with electric shift. When I turn the key on to run position I can here current arcing in the distributor. While cranking it will not produce spark at the plugs, only intermittently will it spark at plugs. It is however a bright blue spark, but it does not...
