Just wanted to add... I'm not completely sure what the adjustments on
the crabs are yet. I have a very small brass screw at the top and a
steel screw below it ( slow speed needle?) I have the steel screw
backed out 2 turns and the brass ones on tight.. When I bought the
motor everything was messed up, so I'm not sure how to adjust these.
BTW, what might I expect to pay for a routine tuneup and oilchange?
I'd do the oil myself, but the Lower unit screw won't
even budge...

wrote:

Just wanted to add... I'm not completely sure what the adjustments on
the crabs are yet.

Hm. Adjustable crabs. Who'd'a thunk it?

DT

This morning I opened up the fuel pump and cleaned it. It was very
yellow inside! Immediately out on the water, I saw a difference, when
pushing the throttle up, it still bogged, but then came up and stayed
up to full speed! I think it's safe now to say that the fuel pump is
the issue. I ran it for 2 hrs today and it's the best it's been yet!
Now I'm not sure how to finally fix this, a fuel pump rebuild, or a
new one all together? I may start with a new fuel filter incase that
is coming into play somehow. Should I stick with 50 to 1 nix? I was
using wlamart 2 cycle, but just picked up a case of Valvoline... Read
that cheap 2 cycle will foul up more.

On May 25, 3:49 pm, wrote:
This morning I opened up the fuel pump and cleaned it. It was very
yellow inside! Immediately out on the water, I saw a difference, when
pushing the throttle up, it still bogged, but then came up and stayed
up to full speed! I think it's safe now to say that the fuel pump is
the issue. I ran it for 2 hrs today and it's the best it's been yet!
Now I'm not sure how to finally fix this, a fuel pump rebuild, or a
new one all together? I may start with a new fuel filter incase that
is coming into play somehow. Should I stick with 50 to 1 nix? I was
using wlamart 2 cycle, but just picked up a case of Valvoline... Read
that cheap 2 cycle will foul up more.

Don't worry yet about fouling up more, let's get you foulded up less
first
anyway, you have put enough into this so far, just finish the job and
be done with it. Get a new pump and filter, and put em' on. Don't
skimp now after all that work and money, finish the job and go out on
the water with confidence. Just my opinion.

Yes, I'll be replacing it as soon as I can find one! I'm looking
online but can't come across one yet! It's a 1999 Johnson 60 Horse,
fuel pump has a metal plate on front where it attaches to engine.
I'm pretty sure a new one will be the key to getting the preformance
up to 100%.

So now more confusion.... I came up with part number 5004558 for my
fuel pump. That means it's a VRO pump? But my engine is 2cycle and I
mix my gas and oil 50/1. Is my fuel pump also mixing oil? That would
be news to me and I don't even know where the oil goes! Also, looks
like the new unit is $300, I'll give another week of test runs, it's
getting better every day, so maybe it'll work itself out.

On May 26, 12:42 am, wrote:
So now more confusion.... I came up with part number 5004558 for my
fuel pump. That means it's a VRO pump? But my engine is 2cycle and I
mix my gas and oil 50/1. Is my fuel pump also mixing oil? That would
be news to me and I don't even know where the oil goes! Also, looks
like the new unit is $300, I'll give another week of test runs, it's
getting better every day, so maybe it'll work itself out.

Well, that's about where I get off. More than I can help you with,
hopefully someone will jump in here.

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So now more confusion.... I came up with part number 5004558 for my
fuel pump. That means it's a VRO pump? But my engine is 2cycle and I
mix my gas and oil 50/1. Is my fuel pump also mixing oil? That would
be news to me and I don't even know where the oil goes! Also, looks
like the new unit is $300, I'll give another week of test runs, it's
getting better every day, so maybe it'll work itself out.

Only if it has an oil tank. Mine has a small oil tank sitting near the gas
tank. However, I read on these newsgroups that many people, either have
trouble with that concept or don't trust it and simply disconnect it and mix
the oil/gas in the gas tank. That sounds like what has happened in your
case. My 60hp acted just like yours last Summer and since I only took it
away from the dock twice, I never got around to fixing it. Therefore, I
read this thread with much interest.
I had disconnected the controls to redeck the pontoon boat and was thinking
that I had perhaps connected up something wrong. I wonder if it's possible
to reverse the forward and reverse throttle controls. I didn't realize that
they were separate....don't know why I didn't realize that both cables were
throttle.

Tom G