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I have 1997 Johnson 175 fast strike VIN. J175GLEUC . I took it out the other day and it was running fine I stopped and fished for a while and when I started to leave it would bog down and stall every time I put it in gear. It would restart over and over with no problem it would just stall when...
Putting a new fuel pump on my 1977 115hp Evinrude new one has an oiler side on it, do I block it off or can I use it for fuel and put one carb on each side of pump?
My 1977 115 Evinrude runs great when it's warmed up but when fishing a tournament in between fishing spots it will bog down and shut off before half throttle untill warmed up, makes it hard to gun & run, any way to fix it?
A fellow boater told me I could beef up my 1977 Evinrude 115 hp to a 130 hp,by changing the carb jets is he right? if so what do I need and how do I do it?
Bought a new Teleflex tach,need to set the rotary switch to half number of alternator poles for a 1977 115 hp evinrude could someone tell me what that would be? also what the max rpm is for this motor?
motor still boggy and no pep after double oil 10 hr break in, I mixed 43.2 oz. oil to16 gal. gas, 2.7 oz per gal. is that right for 50 to 1 ratio? 1977 115 evinrude.
Which is better for a 1977 115 evinrude a water pressure gauge or a pee stream drilled at the boss of the no. one cyl.? would a gauge allow burping out air pockets or could I do both? would a 30psi gauge work or do I need a 60 psi ? also need to retorque heads what are the specs?
