newbie boat owner here.
i just picked up an aquasport with a 225 johnson ocean pro on the back. the motor was jamming after about 8-9 revolutions of the motor. i pulled the lower unit off last night and the motor now spins fine. i havn't tried to put fuel to the motor yet to see if it actually runs. the lower unit was full of water and i found metal shavings/pieces in the water and what remained of the oil. i havn't fully disassembled the lower unit yet. i'm wondering if it worth my time to rebuild it
or if i should just buy another one. there is a guy selling one in Destin for 400. i found gears as cheap as 250 online. is there anything i should do to the motor before putting fuel to it and trying to get it to run? i'm gonna clean out the carbs with carb cleaner.
my main problem is i have never done any boat work before. i'm currently on my 3rd jeep wrangler. my current jeep is on 38s with 9" of lift. i can do most of the work on my jeep so i'm pretty savvy with a wrench.
i just need to know some dos and don'ts of messing with this motor and lower unit.
any advice is appreciated
what would be a good repair manual to pick up for my motor?
thanks
craig
i just picked up an aquasport with a 225 johnson ocean pro on the back. the motor was jamming after about 8-9 revolutions of the motor. i pulled the lower unit off last night and the motor now spins fine. i havn't tried to put fuel to the motor yet to see if it actually runs. the lower unit was full of water and i found metal shavings/pieces in the water and what remained of the oil. i havn't fully disassembled the lower unit yet. i'm wondering if it worth my time to rebuild it
or if i should just buy another one. there is a guy selling one in Destin for 400. i found gears as cheap as 250 online. is there anything i should do to the motor before putting fuel to it and trying to get it to run? i'm gonna clean out the carbs with carb cleaner.
my main problem is i have never done any boat work before. i'm currently on my 3rd jeep wrangler. my current jeep is on 38s with 9" of lift. i can do most of the work on my jeep so i'm pretty savvy with a wrench.
i just need to know some dos and don'ts of messing with this motor and lower unit.
any advice is appreciated
what would be a good repair manual to pick up for my motor?
thanks
craig