Recent content by jitterbug127

Absolutely 0 issues out of my old outboard so far. I love having an outboard that will start every time and run all day without fail. I run non ethanol gas in it and run the carb dry every time I'm done fishing. Pushes my old boat about 23 mph. Good enough for me.

Another season comes to an end and my 1980 Johnson 35 HP still runs flawlessly. I've been the owner 3 or 4 seasons now. Gear lube, new plugs every season, new impeller every other season. 0 issues. I've wanted to get a 4 stroke 9.9 for a while, but I'll continue to save my money. Motor is older...

Bust out another Thousand. Sink a bunch of $ into an old turd. That's where I'm at. I've got way more invested in my old clunker than it even close to worth. That being said she works for my needs.

I ran into this last summer on a 15 i had. I'd start with checking your low speed needle on the carb. It needs to be around 1.5 turns out. The other thing you can adjust is the low speed knob on the actual throttle handle. In Neutral You should be able to move it a bout 1/8 of a turn to start...

That's a lot of trailer for that little boat. I'd get a new winch post and go from there.

Tiller yes.

I think this will be the third season on my 35 hp. It runs great. I did turn the idle down as low as i could get it to be able to troll. Problem I ran into is its too low to start sometimes. having to take cowling off to adjust low speed needle Is my only complaint about this wonderful outboard.

Same i have a 20 ah starter LiFePO4 battery. Its been great. My 100 Ah trolling motor battery is doing great too.

They're are basically what holds the powerhead onto the midsection. They fail and there is a bunch of play in the powerhead. This can lead to decreased performance and in theory powerhead could be come detached. Idk how extreme motor mount failure can get, but I imagine horribly.

2 things to report: The lithium starting battery I have used for the last 2 seasons has been perfect. My outboard is a 1980 35 HP tiller Johnson that only has the electric starter. Not the rectifier or stator so no charging available. I have run my fish finder and started off same 20 ah battery...

I’m trying to get YouTube to load this video. Went out and recorded the motor mounts on my outboard being replaced: they were completely shot. Ed the guy that works on them did exactly what flying Scott posted above.

Yes I am Hoosier. That there is fantastic! I bet I would absolutely fly in my v hull, or just get stuck immediately…

these were the best videos I found. Can’t say any of them were overly helpful after watching them a few times through. Motor mount replacement be an outstanding video for someone to make

Gentleman I know that had been working on these motors for many years said $160 labor to replace them. I’d say money well spent.