I have a 69 johnson 85 hp that was stalling when trying to bring it up to WOT but ran excellent if i didnt. That turned out to be dirty jets so i rebuilt the carbs. The problem is when kept under half throttle it doesn't die, but was a pain in the *** to settle it down in to neutral to shut off...
Wassup evereyone! I have a question about my carb adjustments on my 69 johnson 85 hp that was not covered in JB's "How do i adjust my carbs" sticky so here it is:
Is it possible to adjust my carbs without a tach?
(I have both a new tach and rectifier in the mail arriving on thursday but i'd...
I have 69 johnson 85 hp and need to remove the orfices in the carbs but the tool i made needs more grinding and i wont have acess to a grinding wheel today so if the original tool to remove those is not that expensive i'd like to go get one. I called to my local marine shops but only thier...
Model 85ESL69M 1969 on a 72 trihull cobra myself and another on board with a minimal load.
Went out this past weekend for the first time after "waking it up" from a looong sleep (full tune up, all lowerr unit rings and seals replaced as well as new plugs and prop.) and luckily only...
All the wires are correctly in place, the battery is fully charged, the starter is working fine and when i turn the key there is nothing(no click). I had everything working fine on the original boat but all I did was take the whole set up off and remount to another one and now it wont bump. F_R...
Hello every1! I'm having some problems correctly wiring the ignition at the dash. I have a manual and the wiring diagram for 1969 shows the 85hp with alternator but i'm not sure I have an alternator in my motor so I'm not sure if i wired it correctly. I removed the motor and all the wires...
I need to know if I can use this gear oil for my 1969 johnson 85hp hydroelectric lower unit. I have two 32oz brand new napa brand bottles from a friend but i'm worried about useing what he suggested so if anyone can give me a tip i would be much appriciated:D
Also, this is really a dumb...
I have just began to put back my lower unit in my 69' johnson 85hp after replacing my impeller, seals, o rings , needle bearing and solenoid housing gasket and I am wondering if I could use a substitute for OMC 1000 sealent (recommended by my manual )because my local Marine store only has huge...
Hello again! Another thanks to all the previous help I rec'd on my last querry, you been great!
Now, I have finally got to the point where i'll be getting to the water soon but I have no idea which prop I should use. The original prop. that was on it when i got it is garbage which is a 13.25/17...
Hello everyone! I have found tons of great info. from you pros in the past month and finally had a question of my own. I hope I started this tread in the right section since i though i read a similar post a while back with a similar problem but I couldnt find where it was.
Any how here it is, I...
