Ok. Thanks. I thought maybe the the trim gauge switch had something to do with it. I just got the boat and to lower the motor I had to remove the bracket to do so. I’ll let you know how I make out.
As usual, this forum is very helpful.
I have a 99 Johnson 115 (non fict) and have an issue using the flip down trailering bracket. For some reason the motor will not tilt high enough to let the bracket drop to its rest position. The motor seems to be fully tilted but when I swing the bracket down it hits the trim/tilt pump assembly...
I have a chance to pick up an unused 2024 Mercury 9.9 EFI prokicker still in the crate for a really good price. I would like to run a side mount control box but have no idea which box is compatible with this motor. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I’m looking for either Quicksilver or...
I had the head resurfaced before I assembled it. Had maybe 2 hours of run time before it blew. My brother is a machinist so I’ll have him give it a looksy.
That’s the one thing I haven’t been able to check. I’m currently off sick from work and unfortunately my compression tester is in my tool box there. I’ll ask a couple friends if the have one I can borrow.
Ok, this issue is driving me crazy. I have a 1980 3.0 stringer. Over the winter I replaced the impeller and a gear with a couple teeth missing. I removed and cleaned the manifold, removed the cylinder head for inspection and had a cracked valve replaced and rebuilt the carburetor (Rochester 2...
Had an interesting thing happen on Friday. Had the boat running in the driveway for about an hour and it ran great. We hooked the boat up to the truck and started loading up for the weekend. My daughter came out to the garage and asked why there was smoke coming out of the back of the boat. Went...
Camshaft checked out ok. What I ended up doing was to crank the engine over until oil came out of the push rods up top. Then adjusted the valves as per the manual (not running). I tried it and it started up right away. I noticed a little slop in the distributor shaft so I filed the points and...
I had the head off in the spring to replace a cracked valve. From what I’ve been reading online, everything is pointing towards a worn camshaft. I’m bringing the boat home this weekend and will put the dial indicator on it to check.
I tried adjusting the valves yesterday, didn’t work out. I had it running up to temp and it would barely idle. Dwell at 32° timing at 6°. When I backed off the adjuster nut until the rocker clattered (#4cyl) the idle picked up and was smooth as silk. I slowly tightened it down 1 turn and it...
One thing I need to ask those in the know. Is that annoying low oil pressure buzzer somehow interlocked to cut out the ignition if low oil pressure is detected? I’m asking because some of the diesel GPU’s we have at work have a time delay on the oil pressure. It’ll run for a few seconds then...
I’ll be at it again this weekend and figured I best leave the fuel line disconnected and crank the engine to pump out a cup of fuel into a clear container and check for water. I ordered a water separator kit and will also get that installed this weekend. I also have a new filter to replace the...
