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1986 Johnson 70 Overheating
I recently purchased a boat that has 2 1986 Johnson 70 motors on it.
On the first run out we noticed that the temperature guage for one of them went up to the top of the red while the other stayed in the bottom 1/3rd of the green. We stopped the motors and took the covers off and put our hands on both of the heads near the spark plugs. The one that had stayed in the green was barely warm and the one that was in the red was hot enough to bother your hand if you left it resting on it for 30 seconds. We had actually never gone more than about 1/3rd throttle on either engine for no more than about 5 minutes. And the one in the red had only been at idle except for about 30 seconds when I had put it up to about 1/3rd throttle. The pee stream on both motors looked good. But on the one that was in the red, the pee stream was even stronger - actually stronger than I have ever seen on outboards. I replaced the thermostat because I was thinking that the impeller was good because the pee stream was so good. But it still climbs up to the red after just a few minutes at idle - and then the powerhead feels hot to the touch - not like it burns your hand - but again uncomfortable if you leave your hand on it for a while. Any ideas what the next step should be? I called the local boat guys and they are all at least 2 weeks out and halibut season opens Thursday - so I would like to get a chance to use the boat before 2 weeks from now. Thanks, Eldon |
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