On this older merc I changed the bottom carb (it was cracked) check the spark and it has great spark, lots of compression but on the plugs the bottom plug is washed clean and if i swap plugs(with a plugs that is buring good then it becomes washed clean.
now if you put the water hose to it, it...
on this old starcraft we use to have a mid 70's v4 115 crossflow with a 17" prop and rev 5500 +/-150 rpm now we are putting on a 89 140 and just wondering where to start with a prop we bill be using an aluminum prop.
this is the same kind of boat i found online we did take some weight out of...
ok this is a two part question first off i bought this motor in a box and almost complete but i need help hooking up the primer hoses all i have is 2 primer hoses in t shaped configureations where exactly do they go also the water pump inducater valve is different then i'm use to where it exits...
so i put a set of controls in the boat to hook up to my 89 140 johnson and everything hooks up but now at the 2 pin plug in(black and white wire) i have a solid green wire with an eyelet coming from the controls where do i hook this up? Also at the power head beside the big red plugin i got a...
I got a tach from another johnson we had on the back of it it only has settings of 5 and 6 pul will this work on my 89 johnson 140 and if so which on should i pick?
so i was on the lake last year broke a lifter took out a cam follower and a lobe on the camshaft. So needless to say i need parts, and what do i find out the parts are no longer availible. Now i no you should never put automotive parts in a marine engine but what else can i do. just seeing if...
