First time I've seen this with my outboard (1996 Merc 150 EFI). Back home from a few days (10 hours of run time max) and after a day of sitting in the driveway I noticed gear oil leaking from the small vent / hole just forward of the upper drain screw. Was enough of a leak to puddle on transom...
I am replacing the float chambers on my 1990 Johnson 115 VRO model #J115TLASB. Having a tough time getting the correct parts shipped to me. Ordering based on the BRP site and receiving some old stuff, some new stuff, based on who's translation of the part numbers was used during cross...
I've had one of my carb bowls lapped as a result of the plastic warpage issue. Having a similar issue this year and guessing I may have the same issue in another carb. I am looking for the replacement aluminim bowls if available and I am finding replacements...just can't confirm for my...
Just bought a 1991 Lund 1850 Tyee with a Johnson 115 VRO on it. Guy I bought it from just had the head gaskets replaced. Cleaned the boat up tonight and was running the outboard on muffs and noticed a very slow drip of water on the lower left cylider if looking from back of power head...can't...
I'm sure this has been asked MANY times but can't find difinitive answers about this situation. I have found a very nice boat with a 1998 FICHT 175 on it with 380 hours. Boat and outboard are spotless, but I came across all of the horror stories last night on these outboards and need to ask...
Purchasing a used 1998 Trophy 185 and hoping that I can upgrade this boat to a 24 volt system for the trolling motor. I read another post on a 2000 Trophy 175 where the buyer had issues finding a home for the second battery and an onboard charger so he ended up staying with a 12v system. Would...
