Best of luck if you decide to use it.
I know some that have tried and things didn’t go well.
As mentioned melted gaskets, wrong jets, non matching needles and the list goes on.
Find an OEM kit if you can or Sierra is the next best thing.
I picked up an 02 Johnson 40 commercial about 10 years ago for $600. It had roughly 20 hr on it and was like new. The guy I got it from was a shellfish warden and the city wanted him using a 4 stroke on the pond and bought one for him so he put the 2 stoke in garage and that’s where sat until I...
Muffs are not the best method. You will be better off with a trash can. Have you checked the pee hose it’s self? If not run a piece of wire or weed wacker line through it. They can get clogged.
Be sure the water level is well above the pump.
What do you mean by you checked the pump and impeller?
Did you remove the impeller? Did the fins straighten out somewhat or did they stay curled around? It can look new and fine but it should be soft and flexible to work properly.
Just a thought.
Try pushing it several times and you may find it’s ok. If that doesn’t work the bulb that you push can dry out and have very fine cracks in it and may need replaced. Or there is a fuel delivery issue as mentioned check to see if fuel is reaching the primer.
Two thumbs up to you Crosbyman!!
Your full of great info.
I love this form and it restores my faith in humanity to see people helping out.
I have very little knowledge of the ficht and E TEC technology and this is always an interesting read for me.
Thanks for all you do to help others.
Best
I had a friend told the same exact thing about his compression numbers just the other day.
The shop was also have a big sale on last years models. What a coincidence!!
I ran a compression test for him and all was well.
You just never know who you can trust.
Agreed with taking a break. Sometimes you just need to walk away for bit then light bulbs comes on and you realized what you have over looked.
Best of luck.
I have no personal experience with this but I have seen the screw clamps used on the cmc unit as they were intended along with bolts added to the lower holes in the transom bracket.