When it left the Johnson factory there was a neutral switch in the control box.----I can not see or touch your motor.----Here it would be easy to solve this puzzle !
Replace the wee ground wire from solenoid to the block.----Find the neutral switch in the control box.----Or maybe some one took it out.----Find the wires and tell if they are connected.
But E-tec is a different concept.---Oil is NOT mixed with the gas.----Gas is not in the crankcase to wash oil off the bearings.----An E-tec operates like a 4 stroke for part of a revolution of the crankshaft.
Post the actual compression values here.----Test run with the cowling off and a timing light hooked up.----Test run one cylinder at a time.----Observe the flashing light.
The charging system has 2 basic components.----Stator and the rectifier / voltage regulator.-----I am always puzzled when some threads go to 100 posts to solve an issue.
Have an assistant turn the propeller while operating control box.----Put control box in forward and go to full throttle.-----Does timer base rotate?--Do both carburetors go to full throttle ?----Does control lever go near horizontal ?-----What trouble shooting ( if any ) has been done on the...
??----NORSEMAN is just the Evinrude name given to the 40 HP models in the early 70's.----Like all Evinrude models, used a motor name.---Starflite , Triumph, Fisherman , Skitwin , Big twin , ETC , Etc.
Post the actual compression values on this motor here.----How / where are the low speed mixture screws set?----Have you replaced the water pump impeller?----Tested for overheat and S.L.O.W. being activated?----Note----I own numerous of these 3 cylinder motors.
Correct.----In order to shift the " fast idle " lever must be down.----How did the motor run for you last season?----What trouble shooting has been done?
