1983 model johnson 175 hp the problem is this at idle speed to say 1500 rpms tach will work fine, as i increase speed of engine to WOT at around 3500 rpms my tach goes to zero reading if i slow down sometimes it will correct itself but most of the time now it wont. i have to turn motor off and...
lots of gas underneath carbs after been running. have noticed performance of engine slipping such as poor wide open throttle performannce. likes to drop from 5500 rpms to aroungd 3750- 4000 after running for a few minutes. is it time for a rebuild of carbs possibly and about how much should i...
have got all bolts off as manual instructed but i cannot find the shift rod retaining screw to let shift rod come loose can anyone explain what and where this is i am trying to replace the waterpump/impeller model #j175txctd 1983 model
Cranked her up this evening it cranked up fine! was checking evrything out and after a couple of minutes i noticed no water coming from pee hole shut it off checked for clogged line and it wasnt. Cranked it back up at idle speed , still no water, i idled up then i had water from pee hole off...
first the model# j175txctd i have been told this is a 83 model and also a 86 model any one know for sure?<br />bought it 10 days ago took it to the bay cranked up fine, idled out past the no wake zone approximately 200 yds. gave about half throttle and 30 seconds later the engine just died...
been having problems with my johnson 175 cranking, started fiddling around checking into it and i have found that rhe rectifier which has 2 yellow wires and a red wire coming out of it that the red wire was burnt in half. just what does this rectifier do and will it cause a motor not to...
just had power pack put in monday brought home from shop parked in yard. last night went out to crank it and at first it acted like it wanted to crank. but never did. my question is if i flooded it out does that foul out the spark plugs? what should i do to get it not flooded? also this motor...
got a johnson 175, 1983 model just had a powerpack put on , went out to crank it up for first time and now i got fire to spark plugs but no fire from spark plugs. when powerpack went out i tried and tried to crank it and of course flooded it out. i think i flooded it out now when i tried to...
i have got a 1983 johnson 175 that i need spark plugs for. anyone know if i can use champion or should i use some other type? any info will be greatly appreciated. The model of the engine is <br />J175TXCTD
