Hi! Can anyone help. I have a Volvo Penta 231B 1988.(V8) I wonder about the carburetor. On the starboard side there is something which could be an electrical choke? It is circular about 2 inch in diameter and has a lilac cable which I havent managed to trace.<br />Does anyone know what it is?<br...
Hi!<br /><br />Johnson 110 hp, 86<br /><br />Sorry for my english.<br />First of all. My repair manual says when removing the trim motor:<br />"1.Mark the angle adjusting rod location."<br />Where is this and why do I need to mark it?<br /><br />Part 2<br />My Power trim motor is not working so...
Hi!<br /><br />When I measure the voltage over the battery it is 12.7 V from start. The voltage increases slow and after about 5 minutes at 4000 rpm it is 14.7 V.<br /><br />Does anyone know what the problem can be?<br />The rectifier passed the "rectifier test".<br /><br />Can it still be the...
Hi My JOhnson 110 hp -86 should have 28 deg BTDC .<br />Now it is 24 deg at BTDC and I cant move it more. I checked it with the boat running in 35 knots ~5100 rpm. (A friend was steering)<br /><br />Will this (24 deg) be a problem for me? Will I end up with a burned piston?<br /><br />/Harry
Hi! <br />The repair forum for Johnson has about 120000 posts and Mercury har about 60000 posts.<br />are there twice as many Johnson motors out there or are they just more troubled?<br /><br />Does anyone know the total number of sold Johnson and Mercury?
Hi! johnson 110-86<br />My motor runs fine without gear but with gear in the water it loses power at 2000 rpm and do not run any faster. I tried to choke but it stops the motor. I have cleaned the carburetors. The compressions are 110,102,101,115. The rectifier does not work but I disconnected...
Hi! My tachometer works fine up to ~2500 rpm.<br /><br />Does anyone know what the problem can be?<br /><br />I think the tach is connected to the rectifier is that right? Johnson 110 -86<br /><br />/Harry
Hi! I have a johnson 110 hk -86 which is not running very well. On the inlet between the carburetor and the flywheel it looks like I have lost something. It is a hole and crank hose pressure leaks out. The hole is on the starboard front upper part of the inlet. Maybe it has been some screw or...
Hi!<br />My motor runs only on 3 cylinders one is lost.<br />Top starboard does not work.<br />THe carbs are cleaned.<br />I have checked compression. They are all between 105-115 psi. There are a spark on all 4 new spark plugs.<br />The cylinder gets gas. I have switched ignition coils between...
