please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

[jwal]

I need to know the correct torque for the lower unit bolts for the 60 hp 1989 johnson/ also the motor over heated suddenly I have a good steady stream of water from the pea hole, I flushed out the cooling system,the thermostat openes in a pan of hot water. I checked everything but I still have the over heating problem. what could cause this?

 

[rcgt78]

Re: please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

Hi there,<br /><br />Could you give more information about the overheating problem?<br /><br />What kind of beep does the alarm give out and when? All the time or just after the engine has got warm? Does the S.L.O.W function operate? If overheated the engines rpm should be limited to 2500rpm.<br /><br />I have also a Johnson 60Hp -89 on my boat.<br />It's a very nice engine and has worked great.<br /><br />Robbi

 

[jwal]

Re: please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

hello robbi! when it overheats the alarm beeps,but the rpm doesn't change, the alarm starts as a beep then it goes to a solid alarm.<br />the motor gets hot to the touch but the stream stays cooler?

 

[jwal]

Re: please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

robbi! would you happen to knw the torque for the lower unit bolts?

 

[jwal]

Re: please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

does anyone know what the bolt torque is for a 1989 johnson 60 hp for the lower unit bolts, also my motor suddenly overheated last weekend,and I had a steady stream of water from the pea hole,the alarm started as a slow beep, and the went to a solid alarm, the motor was hot to the touch on all three cyclinders,it was getting plenty of oil I know because I just installed a new VRO plus I ran 50:1 oil/fuel as well,I flushed out the cooling system and it still gets hot what could be causing this problem. please e-mail me at jamesjwal@comcast.net thank you!

 

[marinemech1]

Re: please help 1989 johnson 60 hp

could be just a bad sensor<br />verify engine temp a infared heat gun works well over 100 under 145-150 at idle ok try disconnecting brown wires with horn sounding too see what is tripping alarm.... oil tank sensors are known to be cause of a lot of false signals<br />do you have a manual?? if not buy one best money you could spend