I have a 1986 Ranger 350V with a 120 hp johnson and it takes forever for the boat to get on plane. some told me on this forum a while back that my motor was too small. the boat is 18'4" long and weighs 1050 lbs without the batteries and gas tanks and other gear. I bought a 1999 mercury optimax...
I have a 1986 Ranger 18 ft. with a 120 Johnson same year. this boat is new to me. all of the weight is in in back, the motor probably weighs 300 lbs and three batteries and 2 built in gas tanks which is 14 gals. each plus the live well plus 2 storage compartments and me and my son which I weigh...
me again,, 86 johnson 120 hp. painted white. I was told that the white engines were for salt water and the blue were fresh water. any truth to this?<br />thanks
I have a 1986 johnson 120 hp. I have looked everywhere for the serial number. I thought that it would be on the mounting bracket like my mercury. are ther any other numbers that I can go by.<br />thanks
friend has a 86 omc 3.8 with a 2 bbl.<br />had the carb rebuilt and he has forgot how to hook up the throttle cables. it has 2 cables going to it. if anyone has a picture or drawing of the carb and cables it would sure help out.<br />thanks<br />Ron
I have a couple of old props that have dents and dings and was wanting to make a test prop for my 76 merc 1150. I would rather tune the motor in a drum at home instead going to the lake. I need to know how much to cut off of the old prop which measures 13-3/8" in dia.<br />thanks for any...
I posted a couple weeks ago that I could only get my 76 merc. 1150 to idle only at 900 rpm without stalling. I sealed the caps/plugs on the side of each carb with epoxy. then I found that the bottom carb was staying open about 1/8" at closed throttle. I adjusted and have all three closing at the...
last week I posted about my lower carb. I could screw the adjustment all the way in with no affect on the engine. this week end I checked the compression and the 1 thru 4 has 135 lbs and 5 and 6 has 130 lbs. I also checked the plugs and have hot fire on all 6. the carbs have been rebuilt...
1976 mercury 1150 motor.<br />while trying to get my motor to idle below 900 rpm I notice that the bottom carb adjustment screw has no affect on the motor. I can screw it all the way in or all of the way out and the motor does not change. If I idle it down to 800 rpm the motor will die. Carb is...
well I can't sew but i'm trying. finally bought a used sewing machine and trying to cover my back to back seats. after sewing 3 or 4 i'm getting a little better. here is a picture of of one seat.<br />don't laugh too much hell i can't sew :( .<br />Ron<br />
I'm replacing all of the bearings in my upper drive and it is completely disassembled. I have a complete set of bearing cup drivers from mac tools and none of them fit the outdrive bearning cups. they wil only fit half way in the race and i'm afraid of damaging the race. do they make a bearing...
Hello Andrew<br />My company is sending me to South Africa on the 18th of this month. we disassemble new freightliner trucks and ship to S.A. we will spend 3 days in sun city and then drive to johannesburg and catch a flight to east london and stay at the hemmingway hotel and casino and then to...
