Hey guys, I have an old ski and bass boat that came with an old johnson 115 when i bought it. The boat itself is only rated for 90hp max and the weight of the boat itself is 700 lbs. I want to buy a new outboard but am not looking to pay thousands for it. My question is what is the smallest hp...
Hey guys I have some fuel/oil coming out from the under side of my outboard. I know unburned oil comes out of the exhaust but is this normal? Here are some pics. johnson j115tlcte
Hey guys. Im looking to buy a manual to help me with some maintenance on my Johnson j115tlcte outboard but I am a little confused. Should I really not buy a Seloc Manual? And if not where do I find the original repair manuals? I have searched a few websites and all I see are seloc repair...
Hey guys I noticed I had what I think is fuel leaking from these two spots in the pics. I was trying to troubleshoot fuel line problems and pumped gas alot without ever starting the motor. Did I just overflow the carbs and did I do any serious damage?
Hey guys Ive been troubleshooting my gas line for air leaks and I think I have a problem with this fitting. Do these go bad? I notice gas drips back out of it a little bit when I disconnect from the primer line and I took it off and cleaned it and I am able to blow air through it both ways. This...
Hey guys I have troubleshooted a problem getting gas to the engine as a bad pickup tube but the nut that I should be able to turn to pull the whole setup out is welded to the tank. How else can I get it out or are there any alternative options for fuel pickup in the tank? Thanks
Hey guys I noticed last weekend when trying to pick up speed to get to plane my motor just revd up and I realy was not going anywhere. It still moved fine at low speeds but that was it. Is this a spun hub and if so how do I make sure?
Hey guys I need some help. I am having a hell of a time keeping my bow down when speeding up on my boat. I have tried to tilt and trim the motor up and down and I just cant seem to get it. From reading I learned that the best way is to have the prop parallel with the water but that does not seem...
Hey guys need some help here. I took my boat out this morning and had one hell of a time starting it. I pump the primer bulb and maybe 4 out of 10 times I try I can get it to stay firm. It feel like there is air in the line and its not getting gas to the motor. And when I do get it started it...
Hey guys new here. I just bought an old ski and bass boat and it came with a johnson j115tlce v4 seahorse. I understand this is a 1983 motor. It already had gas in the tank when i bought it but my question is what type of gas do I use and do I need to mix oil in the gas or just straight fuel?
