On its maiden voyage with me at the helm (just bought) my Johnson quit suddenly and wouldnt restart. Cranked fine and hard but no fire. I have installed a new ignition switch and now I get a constant alarm when I turn the key on. If I take the tan wire off the alarm, leaving the purple on the...
Just bought this boat (89 VIP) and didn't do my homework. When changing the oil a lot of clear water came out (two full oil change containers) before getting to the oil which looked like a chocolate shake. Replaced filter and oil and got it started on the muffs and noticed a lot of water...
After replacing the power pack, timing base, and stator, it looks like I need to concentrate now on the carbs. I have good compression and a good blue spark at 1/2" on all 4 cylinders. WOT timing was checked using Joe Reeves method.
The boat started but idled poorly on the muffs. It would...
I have searched the forum and read nearly everything on the calco pump mounted on the old style 70's style johnson tilt and trim. If I buy a Prestolite pump and motor assembly, will it match up to the existing hydraulics. It looks like it will but would like to make sure. My motor is shot and...
I just finished a flywheel removal and when I inspected the upper bearing seal, it appears to have a small gap between the seal and the crank. The gap is not uniform around the crank. The timer base needs to be replaced but I dont want to put the flywheel back on until I know whether I have to...
I have no spark on cyls 2 & 4. Spark is fine on cyls 1 & 3. Motor will start on muffs and sounds like its running OK. In the water it has no power and will only go very slowly. When I change the sensors, the spark moves to cyls 2 & 4 and none on 1 & 3. After doing a search on the forums, i...
I have a 1977 115 Johnson on a Glastron CVX16 with rotary steering. With the cable disconnected at the motor, the motor moves freely from stop to stop. With the cable connected, it turns full to port and the cable fully retracts. When I turn to starboard, I only get a partial turning radius...
I have a 1977 Glastron CVX16 with a 115 Johnson. It has rotary steering. It has a transom clamp to the steering cable. It appears that my motor does not turn as far to the right (push) as it should. It turns completely to the left. What I'm thinking is that this boat was designed to use a...
Had a great day on the lake until the end. The boat had been running great at WOT most of the day. Later it started to slip like it was fuel starved. I would put it in neutral and start back up again and it would be fine. Got some gas at a marina and after that it wouldnt go faster than...
I bought a used Faria tach that has two plugs on the back. One is labled A IN and has 6 male connects. The second is labeled B OUT and has 6 female connects. I dont have a tach harness and cant find one on the Faria website. Does anyone know how to wire this tach?
I opened up the motor when rewiring the system and it was a mess. Wires crumbling and scorch marks around the motor. Thought about replacing the motor but Calco replacements are almost non-existant and too pricey. Don't have the funds to go CNC route. What options are there? Electric motor...
Whenever I hook up my trailer lights to my vehicle, within 5 miles of the house both the turn signal and brake light fuses blow. Where do I start checking and with what. I have a digital multimeter and a pen type circuit tester.<br /><br />Also do I need to disconnect the trailer lights when I...
Just got the boat back from the shop after an extensive period of repairs - impeller, head gaskets, replaced carbs. I couldn't get the link and sync right so I took it to a local mechanic who fixed a couple of my linkage mistakes and got the boat running correctly. He did not do a WOT timing...
My boat runs fine in the driveway. Starts on 3-4 cranks and idles well. Deosn't get hot and gets up to op tems pretty quick. But when I take it to the lake it wont start or dies after a start. I start it the same way every time and I dont understand. I keep cranking until the battery lost...
I have found a manual for a 1977 TXL 115 hp Johnson. What is the difference between the TXL and the ETL for that year. I have an ETL and I'm assuming it has something to do with the lower unit, i.e. long shaft, etc.<br /><br />Jamie
