Recent content by thephoneman

No. It means I went thru and replaced all the gaskets. Don't know how to check the pressure

Went thru the fuel pump and still having the same issues. Adjusted the carbs no luck. Ugh gonna have to fork out the $$ unfortunately. Thanks for the help though.

So my 88 75hp mariner 3 cyl has decided to be stubborn. The motor will turn over and fire but will die quickly unless the choke is held in. Even then it won't stay running for long. I have spark and opened the carbs and nothing obvious was present. I've pumped the bulb while it was running and...

Appears to have been a bad coil pack. Replaced all 3 just to be safe. Water trial coming soon. Thanks for the input and patience.

I'm going to do the spray carb cleaner or starting fluid in the suspect carb first. Hoping I don't have to dig too deep to figure it out

I'll have to consult the manual about the main cylinder. I'm going to do some more tests on the coil today to make sure it's good.

Hello folks I come with a where to start question. 1988 mariner 75hp 3cyl with power trim. Noticed my motor was shaking a little more than normal at low speed (2000-2500 rpm). After a bunch of diagnostics in having issues with the top cylinder. I ran a spark tester and had spark, but when I...

So it appears that the fuel pump may have been hooked up backwards. It's running great on the muffs. Water trial tomorrow

Not at all. I understand that the compression is low. If your thinking that the motor isn't cranking hard/fast enough that would make sense. Just didn't come across as obvious. No need to get upset just because I asked what you meant.

Not sure how the battery or starter motor would affect it running at wot?

Both cylinders read 100

Well the venting wasn't the issue. I checked the lines coming to the carbs and there was a little dripping so I re connected them. Still doing the same thing. Starts good idles rough lol. When I go to give it gas it will either stall or run good for a sec then stall. I'll try to attach a pic of...

Ok I'll try that

Hey guys, got rid of the deck boat and switched to a older crest with a Johnson 60 (j60elctb). Motor starts ok and shifts fine. When opening the throttle it goes just past idle but won't open up. Thankfully I've been able to recreate the same issue I had in the water on land. So far I've checked...

So when adjusting the reverse, what position do I need to have the shifter? I read somewhere that it needed to be at 2 o'clock?