i bought a used 1992 johnson 150 attatched to a 19.5' nitro bass boat. This is the sequence of events:
1. Put the boat in the water-it ran at full power for 2 minutes and stopped dead like it seized up. would not start used trolling motor to get back.
2. brought it to mechanic and told him what happened. When i picked it up he said "its fine runs great". I was confused.
3. put it back in the water and it ran at full power for 2 minutes and stopped dead like it seized up. thank you trolling motor.
4. brought it back to same dealer and said "what the $#%@". This time he actually brought it to a lake and lo and behold, it ran for 2 minutes and stopped like it seized up.
He said it needed a new power head (without really even looking at it). I think he was embarrassed form the first visit.
5. I took it to another dealer and told them the story. They told me the same thing, needs new power head. I didnt want to spend the money to get it fixed so i found a
replacement motor for $2000 so I had it installed.
6. While installing the new motor at a 3rd dealership they told me that the oil resivoir was full of water and it looked like the boat had been flooded.
My question is: if the power head was bad would the motor fire up and run at full power for 2 minutes every single time its run? I spoke to someone (not an expert) but says it sounds like the motor is getting hot and shutting off like the impeller is gone.
Any thoughts?
1. Put the boat in the water-it ran at full power for 2 minutes and stopped dead like it seized up. would not start used trolling motor to get back.
2. brought it to mechanic and told him what happened. When i picked it up he said "its fine runs great". I was confused.
3. put it back in the water and it ran at full power for 2 minutes and stopped dead like it seized up. thank you trolling motor.
4. brought it back to same dealer and said "what the $#%@". This time he actually brought it to a lake and lo and behold, it ran for 2 minutes and stopped like it seized up.
He said it needed a new power head (without really even looking at it). I think he was embarrassed form the first visit.
5. I took it to another dealer and told them the story. They told me the same thing, needs new power head. I didnt want to spend the money to get it fixed so i found a
replacement motor for $2000 so I had it installed.
6. While installing the new motor at a 3rd dealership they told me that the oil resivoir was full of water and it looked like the boat had been flooded.
My question is: if the power head was bad would the motor fire up and run at full power for 2 minutes every single time its run? I spoke to someone (not an expert) but says it sounds like the motor is getting hot and shutting off like the impeller is gone.
Any thoughts?