STARTING PROBLEMS

[uss cape cod]

STARTING PROBLEMS

i am sorry about the first poster,just excited did not realies what i was doing,ihave a 1973 johnson,module # 115esl73m,115 hp v4 has rebuilt carbs,float drop 1inch,turn carbs upside down levelwithcarb,new power pack,new retifier,new plugs autolite2892,out the water with ears on starts up ok,runs good no misfire,nobackfire, timing is 5degress befor tdc,idles at about 1000<br />wil restart up with no problem,with out choking get the boat too the lake starts up fairly good<br />rund geed at idle, midrange and hi rpm all ok get to fishing spot wait 20-30 minutes hard too start tried with choking and without,will allmost drain battier becausing of long cranking some times big puff of smoke comes out when finall starts, will run good only hard too start when sitting for a while only at the lake thank you very much for lstening

 

[JB]

Re: STARTING PROBLEMS

Re: STARTING PROBLEMS

Because you are telling us about troubles you need to post this in the Johnson Troubles forum, tender.<br /><br />I will move it for you.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[Jaxon]

Re: STARTING PROBLEMS - CHEAP FIX & LESSON

Re: STARTING PROBLEMS - CHEAP FIX & LESSON

After a successful and enjoyable day spent fishing the Dunedin Causeway flats, I took my boat to a wash down station, hooked up the ears to flush the engine and the engine wouldn't start. No click, no electrical impulse at all. I switched batteries via the PERCO and still no electrical impulse detected. Pretty frustrating after my 2003 Merc 50HP ran so well all day.

Turns out my problem was the speedometer!!! The air pressure hose came unhooked at the bottom of the speedometer and dropped down in the battery compartment in my CC boat. It must have happened when I hit a wake and bumped pretty hard on the way out is my guess.

Anyway, the water sucked up this tube went into the battery compartment and shorted out both batteries. When I opened the compartment I noted water and the batteries were both wet. Removed and dried the batteries and wiped down the battery pans, rehooked the battery cables and wha-laa, I was back in business.

So check the speedometer cable and secure it with a twister at the speedometer & secure the hose with duct tape or cable hangers.