I am going to look at a 1999 150 Johnson ocean pro with serial # J150PXEES . Does anyone know if there any recalls or other bad things about this yr and serial # ? Thank's for the input JB
I have a 20 " bayliner trophy Boat around 2600 pounds . I wanted to know what size kicker I would need to troll at 5-6 miles pr. hr. I now have a 25 hp but its a little heavy and wanted to go with a 15 hp or 9'9 if I could get away with it . Thanks for the input and merry HO H o ! JB
which one ?Evinrude or Johnson 150 hp outboard to rebuild ?
I been looking at 1989 - 1994 evinrudes and johnson 150 ob to rebuild . Which is the better of the two ? and is there any difference between the two ? Is there any heads up to look for between the two ob , such as bad yrs or models...
I have a 1991 150 force and need some parts . I have found a 1989 150 force and wanted to know if most parts are interchangable . Like the mounting / steering bracket , engine block, base plate , crank and connection rods . I know a lot of my parts on my 1991 are mercury , with the...
1992 Yamaha 150
I am now looking at a yamaha 1992 150 and wanted to know how early models hold up to salt water conditions . I was told before yahama had there salt water series engines , yamaha used a lot of rust potection on there engines . true or not ? any good or bad info on that 1992...
I wanted to get input on a 1998 150 mariner . I can get one that need rebuilding in good shape and a good price . Or would I be better buying a 150 mercury instead ? Are they made by mercury and do a lot of parts interchange with the mercury ? Thank's for the input . JB
I currently have a 150 force on a 20 foot bayliner trophy and I need to replace it . I Wanted to replace it with a older outboard that easy to work on with out all the injection and computers on it and I can get parts for it . Is it true that older omc are HP rated at the prop ? if So...
I have a force 1991 J 150 and wanted to know if I can use this mounting and trim bracket for my force 150 . FORCE MERCURY TRIM AND TILT COMPLETE FROM A 125 HP . My steering locked up and need to replace bracket and cant find one . I sure hate to see this sink it, been running this engine 25...
yamaha 150 counter roatation
Can I use a yamaha 150 counter rotation outboard on a boat that had a single engine on it ? Are the any adverse effect to do this ? Thanks for the input ! Jim
I have recently experienced some slipping of my prop at hight speeds and when trying to plane from a stop . I tried changing the prop ( it was a spare I had around )] but same thing . I also notice rpm increase at hight speeds . I don't know much about lower units and if there is a clutch...
I have recently experienced some slipping of my prop at hight speeds and when trying to plane from a stop . I tried changing the prop ( it was a spare I had around )] but same thing . I also notice rpm increase at hight speeds . I don't know much about lower units and if there is a clutch...
Hard Engine steering , Replacing swivel Bearing on outboard
Hi and thanks for trying to help ! My 150 force seems to have a bad swivel Bearing in it . I have stripped out one NFB steering helm to find that its in the swivel bearing in the engine .I can see grease comming out of the bottom...
can anyone tell me if you can use quick silver perfect seal on a force 150 head gasket ? I have heard conflicting statments about using any sealing compounds on a head gasket for 150 force .thanks for any input JB
