My Johnson 150 is too big to stick it in a trash can with vinegar in it. Plus I'd have to somehow jack the boat up in the air. Isn't there an attachment you can put on the hose going into the muffs, that you could fill with vinegar and let that cycle through? If not, there is an invention...
The fluid was a dark tan, but did not appear water contaminated. I don't see any way to drain and clean out other than by disassembly, which is listed as "Difficult" in my shop manual. So how about I open the cap, run it all the way down, catching the spillage in a pan, then go back up while...
I couldn't figure out why my bilge pump wasn't working, so I took the hose off the pump and squirted water thru only to see a little green head pop out of the outlet fitting. I'm in Florida and there are a zillion mosquitoes where I live and thus a zillion frogs. I have googled all about to...
After a few incidents of spilling 2 cycle oil all over myself and the boat, I plan on reconnecting. The reason I disconnected it was because the No Oil light came on three times and I panicked. I now believe that the oil line had become porous and that was the culprit, because I did a check...
As you know, the ethanol in the gas (in Florida) absorbs moisture from the air. When it gets to a critical level, it separates to the bottom of the tank. When you start your engine (it will start), the separated ethanol displaces the lubrication oil from the moving parts ... and the engine...
I have gone thru the tests, and my 2000 OIS power pack on my 2001 Johnson 150hp is the cause for no spark on starboard bank. I am ordering new one. OK, so something made the power pack croak, and I don't want to install new pack only to have it croak as well. CDI installation pdf says to...
I've no spark on one side of my V6 150 carb'd, and I've gone through the tests and determined it is the power pack. So ... I take the old one off, put the new one on ... do I have to redo the timing (which was fine prior to malfunction)? Of course I threw my timing light away, so would have to...
I've serviced water pumps many times, but this time when pulling the impeller off the shaft, the whole shaft came out of the lower unit. That doesn't seem right. Has something that should have kept this from happening, like a pin or something, broke or fell out? Do I need to take this...
My dealer gave me a fitting that goes on the shrader valve by the choke on a 2000 150hp Johnson carbed, to shoot in the OMC Engine Tuner. I can get the cover off the carbs, and hook up the adapter to the shrader valve, but ... What is that red lever for?
A few drops of water fell in there when I was adding more oil. Is that going to be a problem? How often should I remove the oil reservoir, dump it out, clean and refill?
I have a 2000 150hp Johnson. I have been using the flushing port (not using ears) and connecting the hose up to that to flush it. HOwever, I have been running the engine during flushing. Has this damaged the water pump? How concerned should I be?
I am getting some bits of metal flakes stuck on the magnet after only 1 hr run-time. I just got this engine. I am lucky.
I have tools, work on cars, rebuilt a VW car engine and a V4 mercury powerhead way back when. Assuming I can find the shop manual for a 2001 Johnson 150HP, how difficult...
I have a Sunbird 1989 SWL 200 boat which is a walkaround and weighs 3025 dry (and has a 67 gal tank). No motor. Max recommended motor size is 175 for this hull. Will a 150 hp engine work? I.e., a 2000 Johnson 150 carbed?
