I have a 1994 Johnson 150 Fast Strike 150 . At the start of spring I developed a rattling noise .At the end of last year there was no rattling . Being concerned I took to a dealership and they had told me that the prop shaft was bent and was out .015 and that had created the knock in the engine...
Iam working on a 26 HP Mercury . I am needing a new Adapter Plate Seal and they are NLA . I have looked every where to try and find . I have had no luck , I have also talked to Mercury and No luck there either. Is there any way that I can rig the old one to work so the cowl doesn't flop around ?
Ok Guys , I am having a issue with the motor surging and alarming when the RPMs get over 3800. I had issues earlier with the not running after fishing a while and would bog and not want to run then it started surging and alarming, then I took to a repair shop and he found several issues . Once...
I have located a picture of what the can follower should look like . The other picture is of what I under siid to be the idle adjuster , I have not been able to locate a picture or description in a catalogue. .
Just a update on the issue I have been having .I seemed better with doing a cold start each time after fishing for awhile . I do have some questions about what could be causing some of the issues along with the possible heat soak. When loading the boat today was having issues with it taking...
I am having a issue with my engine starting and running after sitting and fishing for a while . Engine will do a cold start and run fine , planes out out and runs great till you fish for maybe a hour or more . When you go to move will start but can not accelerate , will die and cut out and you...
Sorry guys but I am having issues with it bogging down under load after it runs a while and then stop and fish. On the first start everything was fine started right up let warm up ran to the first fishing spot ,was a little slow on getting plane but had traveled thru long no wake zone . After...
I had a issue with the Oil Inject pump leaking. Replaced the VRO and followed BRP recommendations on starting up on a different tank with mixed fuel and the oil line disconnected I should have got a no oil alarm but didn't . Where should I look to see where to correct this? My concern is that...
I have just purchased a larger Bass Boat and am replacing the 12/24 trolling motor with a straight 24 volt trolling motor . The boat already has two batteries for the trolling motor . I am confused about the wiring . I currently have a red and black battery cable connected to each battery...
Was able to run the boat today to really check it out . I had a issue with the carburetors,I think . The engine started up great and ran really well .When it was idling and in like a non wake zone I had a really strong gas smell and noticed fuel on the water.. After I returned hone there was...
I just purchased another boat and am trying to familiar self with it . I was checking the starting battery cables for corrosion . Underneath the red cover on the positive post of the battery on the cable is a little black box that says reset . What is this reset button for ? Do not think that I...
I am looking at a boat with a 94 Johnson Fast Strike 150. I just went to look, but how warm should the engine be to test the compression ? To make sure I wanted to pursue any further I will go back for a compression check, how warm does the engine need to be to get a good reading? Can it be...
I have a 1975 70 Evinrude . I have been getting the boat ready for the up coming fishing season and put the motor on the muffs to run the fogging oil out and get the fresh gas started. I run the motor for about 15 to 20 minutes to make sure it was pumping water OK . After shutting the engine...
I read on other post about the cam follower not touching throttle plate . I am not sure sure how to determine the gap because I thought that it is supposed to touch . Is this correct ? What is the cause of it touching or not . I can't find in service manual where it states to put a gap or the...
I purchased a Impeller plate from Marinengine .com When I ordered it I ordered a OEM
plate but after a week and a half I received a SIERRA PLATE . The problem I have is all the Sierra plate the slotted hole is not as long and there is a small hloe missing . The question is it OK to put the...
