First things first, thank you to everyone who has posted their ideas and suggetions to help figure out my power loss problem with my Johnson 115 4 cyl. made in 1973. Here is where I am now. CARBS rebuilt, FUEL PUMP replaced, new plugs, watched the engine run at night in the dark but could not...
Hi. Still need some help with my Johnson 115 4 cyl. made in 1973
One of the members here gave me some valuable information regarding the problem I am having with intermitten power loss. My motor will run fine in the test tank or when it is just idling, but on the water it can be running along...
Hello everyone. I am new at this posting stuff, so please bear with me. I have a 1973 Johnson 115 and recently it goes from running fast and smooth on plane, then a sudden loss of power cuts the rpms in half. Sometimes it happens early in the day, in fact that is mostly the time frame, but...
Hello to everyone. Please excuse my lack of knowledge about outboard motors, but up until my son brought home an old Lone Star with a 58 Evinrude 35 HP Lark engine, I had limited my 2 cycle work to chain saws and mowers. To get to the point, can anyone help me to understand why this old engine...
Hi. New here so please bear with me. I bought a Lone Star 15 footer with an Evinrude Lark 35 outboard. We noticed a lot of funny looking stuff in the fuel bowl, so removed the carb to clean it. The float is made or covered with of some odd material that is deteriorating and needs to be...
