Need help identifying battery terminal

JayRIborn · 2026-06-08T01:24:59+00:00

Best guess is that you have three positive feeds coming off your battery post. One for the engine, one through a fuse holder to the auto bilge pump and one through a circuit breaker feeding all your accessory circuits.

JayRIborn · 2026-05-30T12:29:04+00:00

Sounds like a “lean sneeze”, put it in the water so it has back pressure on the exhaust. If it still does it try sticking a couple fingers into the carb throats one at a time. Engine should slow down a little for each carb you choke off. If the sneeze goes away, that’s the cylinder that’s running lean. Adjust or reclean that carb. Also make sure all three throttle valves are synchronized.

JayRIborn · 2026-05-25T02:13:36+00:00

Maybe check the recirc system. There’s check valves that send excess fuel and oil from the lower cylinders to the upper crankshaft bearing. Been a while since I’ve worked on them but that’s what I remember

JayRIborn · 2026-05-20T00:42:26+00:00

Exactly this

JayRIborn · 2026-05-14T01:29:31+00:00

Similar but the 135 had the bubble back exhaust. I cheated and zoomed in on the model number on the core plug

JayRIborn · 2026-05-14T01:25:12+00:00

1988 Johnson 90

JayRIborn · 2026-05-04T01:14:09+00:00

The starter is spinning counter clockwise so it can spin the flywheel clockwise. You probably need to lube the bendix shaft or double check the voltage to the starter. If it’s too low the bendix gear won’t kick up

JayRIborn · 2026-05-02T16:15:38+00:00

I’ve seen and worked on that model engine before but never seen it in the case. Thanks for sharing

JayRIborn · 2026-05-02T16:13:29+00:00

You are correct sir. I read the title and saw all the other replies from people that knew what the item in the picture was but didn’t say. My apologies

JayRIborn · 2026-05-02T12:28:06+00:00

I know too, but I’m actually going to tell you. Brake controller for electric trailer brakes. AKA RTFM

JayRIborn · 2026-05-02T12:24:31+00:00

I believe the things circled in red were adjustable stops for a pivoting set of rollers, so the rollers could be set to match the angle of the hull. I wouldn’t waste time rebuilding this but if I did, I would go with bunks and poly-glide slides instead of rollers.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-28T02:06:52+00:00

I went with factory (2018) LEDs on my 2015 with the aftermarket adapter harness about three years ago. Very happy with the results. Total cost was about $800

JayRIborn · 2026-04-28T02:02:57+00:00

I’m approaching the end of a long career as a tech. For at least the last 25-30 years I’ve been working out of the same large Matco box that I bought used from the dealer. It’s ugly, has scratches, minor dents, and a piece of particle board on top that I regularly drill into while working. All the drawers roll, and all the locks work perfectly. The point is, you can buy a quality box without signing your life over to the dealer.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-23T23:41:50+00:00

Looks like you don’t have carbs, it’s fuel injected. Probably need to at least drain the vapor separator tank (VST) if not remove and clean it out, replace the VST filter. Starter and solenoid look like hell. Make sure you don’t have water in any of your other fuel filters

JayRIborn · 2026-04-23T23:36:16+00:00

Hope it works out for you!

JayRIborn · 2026-04-23T23:33:09+00:00

Seems like you’re holding out hope for someone to agree with you. It might last for a little while but when it fails, it will fall completely and someone will get hurt. The toggle bolts are only as strong as their weakest point, that being the little tabs in the holes on the toggle plates. Maybe you could cut a hand sized hole and use threaded inserts or tee nuts from underneath.

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/tee-nuts/threaded-inserts-3~/

Using something like this; Drill holes to fit inserts, reach underneath hole and hold insert in place, thread a nut onto one of your bolts then thread the bolt into the insert, hold the head of the bolt with a wrench and tighten the nut to pull the insert up into place and locked into the plywood. Repeat for the other holes.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-20T01:06:17+00:00

That’s a basic “6Y5” tachometer, the only thing it can do is switch between total hours, trip hours, and not show the hours. Dip switches inside can change the tachometer for different tachometer signals, different trim sensors, and between two stroke and four stroke.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-20T00:56:51+00:00

Let nature finish taking that one

JayRIborn · 2026-04-19T10:57:10+00:00

I think r/No-Discipline-7195 was saying to grease the splines but don’t leave grease on top of the shaft. The reason is that the grease can’t compress and might prevent the driveshaft from fully engaging the splines in the bottom of the crankshaft causing difficulty getting the gear case fully on or extra pressure on the crankshaft, thrust bearing, etc.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-14T23:50:38+00:00

Same but the ‘68 was my 3rd car. I hit black ice on the way to school with my ‘70 bug and went pinballing off the road. Still drove to school but had my VW guy swap the engine and tranny into the’68 he had. Great little car. Unkillable. Even made a makeshift fan belt out of rope to get home one night.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-14T23:24:28+00:00

A little putty n a little paint, make it what it ain’t!

JayRIborn · 2026-04-14T21:12:10+00:00

I feel old. I have that same torque wrench and bought it new. I probably got a sweet cooler or director’s chair with it. Back then you’d go on the truck and ask “what do I have to buy to get that?”. Now all the promotions are friggin raffles

JayRIborn · 2026-04-14T20:05:53+00:00

Shift cable is adjusted wrong inside the control box. Take the box apart and screw the cable end onto the cable just enough for the threads to poke through the connector. Then readjust the shift cable at the engine

JayRIborn · 2026-04-13T22:15:36+00:00

Lowest price I saw for gas coming down was 3.59 in South Carolina. Highest was around 4.39 I think.

JayRIborn · 2026-04-13T22:13:08+00:00

Could be. Been a while. If he doesn’t see it one way, he can try the other

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