i have a 1984 johnson 70 hp. had a problem last weekend with the boat losing almost all power,very low rpm's. i forgot to put the oil in the gas and it ran for about 5- 10 minutes this way and i realized what i did but obviosly too late!! i pulled the plugs today to see if they were fouled and...
i have seen some posts refer to the height of the motor on the transom. what does this effect and where should the motor be set? i have an 18 thompson with a 70 hp johnson. i would like to get a new prop next season as this one is a 13 1/4 x 17 and the boat is sluggish with more than 3 people in...
i am getting a new prop and would like to try a different size. i have a 18' thompson with a 70 johnson and it is a dog when i take off if i have more than 2 people in the boat. i don't have a tach so i'm not sure of the rpm's. it has a 13 1/4 x 17 on it now and get 25 mph. any suggestions would...
i will be putting new plugs in my motor tommorow and am not sure what the gap is as i don't have a manual. it is a 1984 70 johnson seahorse. the tag on the plug wires says to use champion L77J4 or ac M400FX. which is better ?
i have a 1984 70 johnson that just recently has been giving me problems. it started with the boat stalling when giving it throttle from idle. this cleared itself when i would push the key to prime it, didn't fix it but would get the boat going fine. now on saturday i was out in the morning and...
i have a 1984 70 hp johnson sea horse. it has started to give me a problem taking off from idle. as i give it gas, it tries to die but if i push the key in it will clear out and go. sometimes also gives me a hard time starting until i choke it. it just started to do this a couple of weeks ago...
