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    johnson or merc

    I recently sold my old 120 force outboard(still ran amazing). my boat is rated for a 150 hp outboard which is what I intend to upgrade to. I have a couple good deals on a "1989 Johnson tracker gt 150 pro series" and a "mercury 150 efi saltwater". both outboards run amazing. The mercury is about...
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    Force 120 oil leak??

    I removed my lower unit to replace the water pump and I let the boat sit over night with the lower unit off. when I went out in the morning I had a small patch of oil under the motor. Since the lower unit was off I thought nothing of it. Put the new pump and and bolted her back together came out...
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    Trim and tilt Falls over 10mph

    Re: Trim and tilt Falls over 10mph i have replaced the hydrolic cylinder so i dont think its that. i have 3 of the same units i will swap out the spring and see what happens. Are you talking about this spring?<- this is not the unit im working on just using an older one for refferance. Dont...
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    Trim and tilt Falls over 10mph

    Re: Trim and tilt Falls over 10mph Alright well i went out to take somes pics. i had the motor resting down to take weight off of trim unit and now the motor wont go up at all. i can hear the pump pushing fluid when i press the up button but nothing. if i have my wife press the up i can lift...
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    Trim and tilt Falls over 10mph

    Alright i have a 1992 force 120 hp 1208x92c. The tilt and trim holds the motor up just fine when im out of the water, i can leave it up all night and wont leak down at all. When i went to the lake today i took the boat off the trailor and everything seemed fine. tilt stayed up while idleing...
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    First time Buying a prop??

    alright well i was out on the lake when my tilt/trim unit took a crap on me really messed up my prop and need to replace it. i have never had to buy a new prop before so i have really no idea what will fit and what to look for. the prop i have now is a 77348A45P21. If anyone knows a little more...
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    tilt/trim fail

    alright well i deided to take the boat out last week tested everything before i went and it all worked fine. I launched my boat trimed the motor down started it up and started going. i got up to about 25 mph and tried to use the trim and the motor would not budge so i stoped the boat and to my...
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    trim/tilt ????

    Re: trim/tilt ???? i have all the parts fore sure. ive attached some photos of the manifold. also there is no part number so how would i go abouts getting these 0 rings for this particular model.
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    trim/tilt ????

    hello im replacing my tilt motore. while i was removing it i removed this little silver cylender can someone explain to me what it is and how it works. to me it looks pointless.
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    1992 force 120hp t/t

    Re: 1992 force 120hp t/t i looked for the flip over lever on the transom bracket didnt find one. u know if its on the starboard or port side? i will try hot wiring the motor tonight after i clean the rust out of it. also here are some pictures of the trim system.
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    1992 force 120hp t/t

    Re: 1992 force 120hp t/t ok well heres some images. force 120hp as u can see serial plate with model number is also posted and i took a picture of the trim motor that i took off.
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    1992 force 120hp t/t

    Hello i got a force 120 hp model 1208x92c. Outboard runs great but the tilt and trim is stuck in the up posistion. I find it wierd that when i press up on the motor i can still raise it another 2-3 inches by hand. should i be able to do this? when i click the down switch for the tilt and trim i...
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    mercury 500 throttle issue

    I have a 1971 Merv 500 50hp. I can not seem to get it running smooth. I bought a used standard Merv control box and cables and installed them. I can get the motor started but it dies when in gear. When i manage to get it in gear and pull it back to neutral it dies again. When pulling back to...
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    no gas getting to carb.

    i have a 1961 18hp Johnson model FD-15. i was trying to start this motor i just rebuilt that carb. i noticed that no gas was getting to the carb. i have a pressurized tank and i prime the bulb before starting. it seems like its not getting past the fuel filter. should i start by replacing the...
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    johnson 18 hp control issue

    Hi I have a 1961 18hp Johnson outboard. Model number fd-15-f. This moter was on my boat when I bought it. It has electric start but doesn't seem to be hooked up so I've been using the pull start. The front panel says to put motor in neutral to start but there is no shifting mechanism on the...
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