I have an 87 140 looper that doesn't seem to run right. I took it to the local shop and they did a compression test and gave it a look over. They said I had some water in the fuel and when they ran it on their external tank it ran just fine in the test tank. When I took it out on the river it...
I'm looking at an older (1988) Yacht club tandem trailer. I know its old and I plan to go over it really good, but how were they in general? A good trailer or something to avoid?
I have a 21' Dixie cuddy Cabin with an 87 Johnson 140 looper on a bracket . Had it out first time yesterday and ran 4800 rpm wot using a 3 blade aluminum prop measuring 15x17. Was able to do 30 mph. Is this good??? Bigger issue seemed to.be how far down in the water the motor was going. It...
I just did a water pump on a 140 looper big gear case. Is it normal for water to come out of the holes at the rear of the lower unit? The two little pee holes that are where the shift rod is just under the fins.I have it running on muffs and getting water from the holes on the top of the lower...
I've been searching but can find the specs for my 87 140 25" shaft motor. I'm looking for the shift rod height. I didn't see that year motor in the top secret file posts. Can someone post a link to the chart for 1987? Thanks
I asked this a couple of weeks ago but I didn't have all of the info I needed to get an answer. So now I have all the info. I have a 1987 140 looper with 25" shaft and the small gear case as described in the top secret files. It seems the clutch dog has gone bad and it's just a little pricey to...
I've looked at the chart and read the threads but I'm still a bit confused. Will the LU fom a 1990. 225 work on my 1985 140? Both are looper motors. If I understand the things I've read it will work but I will need to change props?
Today I took out my boat for the first time. It has an 87 Johnson 140 looper with an aluminum 13.5 X15 prop. MY boat is a 21 Dixie Bluefin with the motor mounted on a factory fiberglass bracket. With the motor trimmed all the way down the stern pushed so low that I had to tilt the motor up to...
I have been getting water in my gas tank and from what I have read on here, the most likely source is a leak at my sending unit on the top of the tank. I have everything all set to pump out ALL of the old gas/water. The only thing I am unsure of is what gasket material to use on an aluminum...
I was wondering what oils/ lubes are best for my 87 looper. I've looked in the archives and see that new lubes come out every year almost. I've read about everything from Quicksilver to Yamilube to Exxon being the best. I just want to get good lubricants for my motor and not spend a fortune to...
Let me start by saying Happy New year to everyone out there. And thank you for all of the good advice over the last year. I'm looking at a really well kept 87 Renken Seamaster 2488. The older guy that had it took great care of it. My main issue is the small 2.5L with an Alpha 1 drive. It seems...
I want to do some work in my boat over the winter. I was told by more then one person it wasn't really that good to walk on the deck when its been below freezing for a few days. I live in NJ and get a few stretches of weeks at a time with lows in the 20's or lower. Should I just wait until March ?
I just changed the water pump and put my lower unit back on and now it won't shift in ANY direction. I thought maybe problem was in the linkage so I took the lower unit back off but the shift rod won't budge. It seems to be stuck in forward and won't budge. Is there something I may have done...
If the dealers specs say my boat weighs 3000 lbs, is that just the boat or motor as well? And if the trailer is rated for 3500 lbs, is it ok to weigh in right near 3500 or should I be wanting to be at a percentage (80%) of that rating?
I'm replacing the head gaskets on my '81 200 hp Johnson this weekend. I have brand new factory head gaskets. The Johnson tech manual says to use a Johnson head hasket sealer, but I've read several posts that say to use nothing at all. I've read just as many saying to use a sealer. I looked and...
