I have a 1976 Johnson 70hp motor that will run great for awhile on the water I will shut it down for a little while to fish then I will start it up (starts easy) but wont rev over 2000 rpms for about 10 min then will run at 5500 rpms till i shup it off again. the motor has the 3 carbs rebuilt...
I have a 1986 Merc 90hp that I can prime up the ball will get hard then i will start the motor it will run the fuel out of the carbs and line. any idea??? i was thinking the pulsator isnt working correctly but i dont know.
I have a 1976 Johnson 70 on a 16ft Eagle boat. The motor starts and runs great in the driveway but once i put her in the water she wont advance when i give it throttle. I have cleaned and rebuilt the carbs, it has great compression and I have changed the coils and power pack. I have a...
The last time i had the boat out i was cruising down the river and it seemed like it ran out of fuel. I got it towed it went to the gas station filled her up (only took 6 gallons so it wasnt empty) took it home and tried to fire it up. The bpat started ran for about 10 seconds and died. It...
Went to tilt the trim down and nothing happened no click nothing. I tried to tilt it up and it moved. I thought it might be the switch i tried to jump it at the switch still nothing. Then i tried to jump the down solenoid and it went down. Any ideas? All the wired seem tight. 1986 omc cobra 4.3.
Now a new issue. I have recently put an ignition tune up kit on her changed the starter and got it timed. Once all that was done she han great. I took her out and went fishing for a few hours. I docjed her and when i went to start it up she wouldnt fire. I opened the engine bay up to look...
Im new to boating and i have no idea why she wont start. While turning it over it sounds like it wants to start but doesnt. Sometimes it will turn over for about 5 seconds then die. Ive checked its getting great fuel and great spark.. starting fluid wont get her to start. Ive changed the...
