Joined
·
17,927 Posts
1998 - 2001 ( cant remember the year ) 2 stroke johnson 50 HP
This past Saturday while fishing, I began to have starter problems. The starter didnt want to engage everytime. ( Think I know the solution there.. Bendex )
Then, I had another problem come up. I couldnt get but maybe 3500 rpms @ wot.
To me the motor sounded fine. I wasnt hearing any kind of wierd noises. Somehow I convinced myself I must of got a ton of water in the boat and it wouldnt operate right.
Yesterday afternoon I took off to a local lake ( making sure I had all the water out of the boat ) I take off and still could only manage 3500 rpms @ wot ( again motor was sounding fine to me ) After maybe 5 - 8 minutes of putting around @ 3500 rpms, it finally shot up to 5500 rpms and allowed me to get on plane ( acting normal now )
Not sure if I had something in the carb or what ( as it sounded normal to me ) I do plan on changing the fuel filter before I go out again.
This past Saturday while fishing, I began to have starter problems. The starter didnt want to engage everytime. ( Think I know the solution there.. Bendex )
Then, I had another problem come up. I couldnt get but maybe 3500 rpms @ wot.
To me the motor sounded fine. I wasnt hearing any kind of wierd noises. Somehow I convinced myself I must of got a ton of water in the boat and it wouldnt operate right.
Yesterday afternoon I took off to a local lake ( making sure I had all the water out of the boat ) I take off and still could only manage 3500 rpms @ wot ( again motor was sounding fine to me ) After maybe 5 - 8 minutes of putting around @ 3500 rpms, it finally shot up to 5500 rpms and allowed me to get on plane ( acting normal now )
Not sure if I had something in the carb or what ( as it sounded normal to me ) I do plan on changing the fuel filter before I go out again.