GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
I picked up a 2010 6BX that looks brand new. It starts right up with the choke and idles okay without the choke after it warms up just a bit. But it doesn’t like to run more than half throttle. Seems to be starving for fuel. I took apart the carb today and gave it a bath in Yamaha carb...
Mid 90’s Johnson 2-stroke 3hp. Model J3REOD.
Motor is nearly impossible to start. However with just the tiniest squirt of starting fluid into the airbox it fires right up and runs great. I read that starting fluid on 2 strokes is bad so I’ve been spraying some gas/oil mix instead...
2004 4ELPTEFI
Serial # OT805116
Plenty of water coming from telltale however it never gets hot. Overheat alarm sounds as soon as load is put on the motor. New impeller and thermostat. I have run it without a thermostat with the same results (discharge water not hot).
I tried flushing with...
I recently bought a pontoon boat with a 2004 Mercury 40HP 4-stroke EFI Bigfoot motor. I did not seatrial the boat, only ran it on muffs. It ran rough and the owner told me the lower unit needed resealing. I paid for the boat/motor accordingly. Upon bringing the boat home, I drained the lower...
