Search results

  1. jimmbo

    Pontoon Questions: Jacking it up while on trailer? & What's this called?

    Exactly what work do you need to do on the Bunks?
  2. jimmbo

    1981 Johnson 90 HP overheating, but not all the time

    Have you verified that the Overheat Sensor is functioning properly?
  3. jimmbo

    Service manual help

    If it is a Hydraulic Cam, then the standard Chevy, One turn in from Zero Lash. What do you mean by "a better Flat Tappet Cam"? Hopefully you are not making the Mistake of using an Automotive/Truck Cam Grind. Marine Engines require different Camshaft Specs to provide a Torque Curve more suited...
  4. jimmbo

    Sputtering Johnson V4 90hp - 1994

    Can definitely hear the Miss there. Too bad the Video isn't longer, so as to hear it pattern of repeating Before you take out a Mortgage to finance all those Parts, have you checked all Connectors for signs of Corrosion and/or intermittent Conductivity?
  5. jimmbo

    V4 - Minimize Chances of Broken Rings

    Those Wedge shaped Rings? I think they were call "Pressure Backed", at least by Evinrude. They were first mentioned in the 1970 Model Yr
  6. jimmbo

    V4 - Minimize Chances of Broken Rings

    A lot of the Ring Problems were the Result of OMC moving the Rings closer to the Crown(top) of the Piston. Over Propping, resulting in a too low of Max WOT Rpm, and high Piston Temps adds to the problem. Wrong/Poor Oil can result in Carbon building up behind the Rings preventing them from...
  7. jimmbo

    Help identifying v4 johnson

    The 90, 115, and 140 all used different Carbs. While on the outside, they may have looked almost the Same, rest assured they were not. Jetting, Air Bleeds and other differences in Fuel Delivery Circuits, as well as Venturi and Throat Sizes. Also, putting Carbs from a 115 or a 140 on a 90 only...
  8. jimmbo

    1999 Johnson 50HP 2 Stroke J50ELEER: Engine dies in low idle

    Weird, as normally we hear, 'My motor runs great on the Muffs, but the moment it is on the Water, it wont' Idle'
  9. jimmbo

    why I still prefer gauges in my cars

    Where I live, Any Personal Use(that includes driving To the Office from Home, and From the Office to Home), of a Company Vehicle is Taxable. And if you don't keep very through and complete records of such use, the entire Mileage for the Year is Deemed Taxable. I think it is Great, cause there is...
  10. jimmbo

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Our Eyes have more Dynamic Range, than either Film, or Camera Sensors
  11. jimmbo

    Sputtering Johnson V4 90hp - 1994

    If I were driving something that I stole, I would be the Best/Smoothest/Most Courteous Driver out there. Why would I do anything that might catch Henry Handcuff's Attention?
  12. jimmbo

    Sputtering Johnson V4 90hp - 1994

    They all look awfully Wet. That motor needs to be opened up under load, for a bit
  13. jimmbo

    Best Deep Cell Marine Batteries

    As the OP didn't say what they being hooked up to, I would say a Flooded Cell Battery would be the safest choice. Costco has a few Marine Batteries, but it appears that they some kind of Hybred Starting/Deep Cycle. However Costco has a replacement Policy that is hard to beat
  14. jimmbo

    How To Remove This Prop Help Needed

    Does the Boat have a Glove Box, or any other storage Compartments? The Key may be in there
  15. jimmbo

    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    That looks like an Adjustable Trailer. The Winch Stand has to be raised a considerable amount to get the Bow Stop about the Eye, as you also want the Winch Line pulling Horizontally not up or down as it passes under the Bow Stop(you might have to wrap the Winch Strap/Cable the opposite direction...
  16. jimmbo

    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    Custom Built Trailers, for a specific Boat/Hull, are usually non-adjustable Could you post a few Pictures of your Boat on the Trailer?
  17. jimmbo

    Mercury classic 40hp two stroke

    Loop Charging goes back to 1925 when it was first Patented by a German company for use in a 2 Stroke Diesel. Even the small COX 049 model plane Engines were Loop Charged
  18. jimmbo

    How To Remove This Prop Help Needed

    From what I recall about that kind of Security Nut, was that the Barrel that Surrounds the Nut, is free to rotate, so as to prevent the use of Vise Grips. Time to dig out the Dremel
  19. jimmbo

    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    If it were built for a different Hull, I hope that it properly supports your Boat
Top