Had some trouble starting my Johnson tiller from the early 90's this weekend.
It starts 4 or 5 times fine...then wont start. Replaced the battery and it gets plenty of power, the flywheel turns fine. Motor sounds like it wants to go...but it never starts. What are the possible causes? Starter seems to be ok since it turns the flywheel fast...could it be the starter? plugs? wiring?
Any help is appreciated. I had to get towed off the lake twice this weekend. Like I said, it works fine 4 or 5 times...then doesn't start. Thanks.
Rivergroup, Are you on the east or west side of the lake. When you say before 7am what time you going out? 5am? How deep of water? Just looking for starting point for this coming weekend. Thanks!
As I understand the challenge, there are regulations regarding water pumping and circulation from the lake into holding tanks for minnows. It makes keeping minnows alive and healthy, as a sustainable business, very difficult for lakeshore businesses.
We ran out of minnows and couldn't find any at the bait shops. So we fished with leeches last night and had great success. Just about all of them we caught were 14 - 17 inches. Shallower bays have warmed up and they are in their feeding at dusk.
Shamrock did have rainbows and chubs but their tank broke down. They’re out of the minnow business. River group is right, though. A leech caught a 22” er this morning.
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Had some trouble starting my Johnson tiller from the early 90's this weekend.
It starts 4 or 5 times fine...then wont start. Replaced the battery and it gets plenty of power, the flywheel turns fine. Motor sounds like it wants to go...but it never starts. What are the possible causes? Starter seems to be ok since it turns the flywheel fast...could it be the starter? plugs? wiring?
Any help is appreciated. I had to get towed off the lake twice this weekend. Like I said, it works fine 4 or 5 times...then doesn't start. Thanks.
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