So I took the reed valves off to inspect and noticed that one or two reeds on 2 of the valves will not close completely. Will this cause my problem of fuel leaking out of carb's after motor has stopped running... and my loss of power at WOT, and the motor to always dies whenever I come of full...
I have a 73 Johnson 65 and just rebuilt the carb's. I adjusted the float the way the specs indicated and the needle valve is seated properly, but when im out in the water it starts up and idles fine until I put it into gear. When I put it into gear I have to give it WOT in order to keep it...
The Johnson 65 horse I bought had been sitting for 2 years. Started it for the first time today and noticed that barely any water comes out the water ports.... But when I give it some throttle water comes out. Also if i let it sit at idle for a minute and go to throttle it.... it throttle up...
I just bought a 1973 Johnson 65 hp that had being sitting for a couple of years on a boat. I bought it for $400 but the control box was all tore to hell and back! So I have no control box for it.... By the way it says it is a powershift 2, but has 2 cables running to the motor and a red plug at...
So I spent the day bolting up my motor and before starting I check for spark.... getting good spark, check compression.... getting 120 straight down all four cylinders, and its getting fuel, but I did notice fule leaking from the fuel lines going to some sort of fuel valve assembly, there is two...
So I just bought a 1970's.... Not sure the exact year Mercury 650 Four cylinder. And Im just wondering if these are decent motors. I am using it to power a 15 ft tri-hull. The compression on it is 120 across the board. I am not very familiar with Mercury motors
So my boat has been sitting for almost a year and has not been in water... but have been going out in the yard and running it from time to time... and just today i noticed this greyish sludge type oil coming out of the prop and from the ports on the lower unit. Can anyone give me a clue of...
I believe the year of my Evinrude is a 1982.... Im trying to find a tilt and trim motor for it. I believe it is bad because it just makes a clicking sound when I press the tilt or trim button. Can anyone please help me with this... Thanks