I'm still in the middle of doing a bunch of maintenance so I decided to do a basic check on both of my coils. Both were at 0 when checking the ground to the primary post. However, when I checked the ohms between the primary post and the secondary post, one gave a reading of 382 ohms and the...
Of course I didnt pay attention when I removed the cylinder motor cover and now need assistance. When reinstalling the spring and thermostat relief valve, the manual states to put the tapered side of the relief valve must face the rubber grommet. I just want to make sure that I am doing it the...
I am doing some maintenance on my 1987 Johnson 48 SPL. I have only had it for about 2 years and dont think it has ever been cleaned up. There is quite a bit of muck that has built up over the years all over the lower engine cover. I have been able to clean some of the forward section when I had...
I am wanting to service my water pump and am stuck at the beginning of getting the shift rod disconnected. I am usually pretty good at figuring things out but I'm stumped. I do have the OMC service manual. It simply states to remove the shift lever retaining pin, then push the shift lever toward...
I am new to the boating world too and not an electrician but that doesnt sound right. When you say -12v, I am assuming you mean it's a ground wire and gray is definitely the wrong color for that. Ground should be black. The gray wire will normally be used for the Tachometer feed or for...
On my trailer, I have 2 short bunks on the rear of the trailer along with 3 keel rollers. The keel rollers on there now are maybe 3-4" wide. I want to add 2 self centering keel rollers as I have had a devil of a time getting my boat back on the trailer properly. I plan on removing the rear...
I am adding a few gauges to my 1987 48 SPL. I picked up some NOS speedo, volt, and tach gauges. I also decided to go with LED lights for the instruments. The speedometer and the volt meter lights are pretty straight forward and have physical connection to the positive and ground. The tachometer...
On my 48 SPL, the throttle cam roller sleeve was missing so I am replacing it. When taking off the old o-ring, it just fell apart. I have (had) 2 replacement o-rings. After putting the new throttle cam roller on, the new o-ring was very stubborn and I even tried some silicone spray to lube it...
I want to redo my dash as it has seen better days. I have the old one off and am considering my options. The dash is rather small but I think it has just enough space for what I want. It originally only had the ignition, a navigation light switch, a speedometer in very rough condition and the...
I am slowly going through my 87 48 SPL motor and cleaning it up. On another thread, I mentioned that it had a rough idle. Compression check done and after first having a problem with compression tester fitting, both cylinders finally tested at 150 psi. Carb rebuild is done. Pulled flywheel to...
I am in the process of doing a bunch of preventive maintainance on my 87 Johnson 48 SPL. I am a boating newbie and slowly learning my way. I bought my first boat last summer and found that it had a problem with idling but ran great underway and at wot. But the idling was driving me crazy. I am...
I just bought this boat last year and it is the first boat I have ever owned. It is the perfect size for our local lake. I am having a hard time identifying the model. I have researched like crazy all over the internet and have come up empty. Like the title says, it's a 1987 14ft and it has a...
