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    Default 1980 Johnson with power tilt and trim

    i have a 1980 johnson Seahorse outboard and the motor has went out on the tilt and trim i used the manual release and the trim rods are still out when the motor is down need help with getting them down.

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    Default Re: 1980 Johnson with power tilt and trim

    did you tighten the manual release back up before you tried tilting down?

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    Default Re: 1980 Johnson with power tilt and trim

    Yeah we tighten the screw. We had the motor rebuilt works perfect thanks for replying

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