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    water in exhaust normal?

    i have a 78' johnson 25hp 25853C. it is a no thru exhaust motor so the exhaust comes out of the mid section housing. i noticed when running the motor that there is water, like a mist, coming out of the exhaust. is this normal? i bought the motor and just rebuilt the lower unit and...
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    78 johnson/evinrude 25hp lower unit

    i have a johnson 25853C that is getting water in the case,just took it apart and replaced gears and clutch dog, ordered GLM 87606 lower unit seal kit but it does not seem to have the correct spaghetti seal it seems way smaller in diameter then what it should be, according to the catalog this is...
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    Johnson clutch dog

    I have a 78 johnson 25 that i got earlier this year and i believe the clutch dog is going bad. sometimes, normally when first started and put in gear, upon giving it throttle if feels like it slips or wants to jump out of gear. I have no idea what kind of maintenance has been done on the motor...
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    trim tab advice

    I have a 15' old fiberglass bass boat with an old 25 johnson on it. it will come on plane but takes a long time to get up. Tried a a foil and am not pleased by results comes up faster but lose a little top end. Thinking of puting trim tabs on it. is this a good idea for a bass boat? if so...
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    carbuerator question 25hp johnson

    I have a 78' 25hp johnson and it moves my boat far better then expected. not that it is a bad thing but i was wondering if it may have the 35hp carb on it. was wondering if there is a way to tell the difference between the 25 and 35 carb?
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    evinrude 88 spl rebuild worth it?

    i bought my boat and it had an evinrude 88 spl on it that did not run, pulled heads off after compression check and found that one of the pistons must have got hot because it is like melted on one side. since i have got a new motor and have this one sitting in the garage taking up space. I...
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    Water in lower unit

    I have a 78' 25 hp jonson motor just bought not too long ago did some carb work and it runs good. went to change the lower unit oil and it had water in it was all milky. replaced seals on 2 plugs and changed oil, ran motor and checked oil, water in it again. which seal do i need to change? or...
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    Shocking!!!! Ouch!!

    78 25hp evinrude is shocking me. comes from somewhere in the motor and travels down shift cable to controls. Not very fun to drive boat right now. anybody no where to start? bad ground?
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    Need help finding tach setting

    Have a 78 25hp johnson, i hooked it up to an old nissan tach that was in the boat, tach works but i dont know what setting to put it on, it has to b 12 pole pretty sure only problem tach doesnt say which is 12, has a dial on back with 5 setting when turned i get pretty much all different ranges...
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    Carb starting and idling problems

    ok full story, bought a used 78 25hp johnson, ran rough especially at high speed, checked out carb and found a missing screw for bowl to body attachment. replaced and ordered a rebuild kit but being fishing season didnt want to wait:) so i tore down the carb as much as i could without messing...
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    25hp johnson getting enough fuel?

    Have a 78 25hp johnson was running rough when i bought it, rebuilt the carb and it runs like a champ now! Question is that after i make a long run the fuel ball is nearly empty feeling, does not seem to be starving for fuel when running so dont know if this is normal or not. Just dont want to...
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    78 johnson 25 upgrade

    I have an old 78 johnson 25hp on a 15 ft bomber marathon. Its a pretty heavy boat for the motor but local lake restrictions is why i have it. Was wondering is there anyway to upgrade it from like a 35 or anything to get more power out of it. I know you can do like 9.9 to 15 was just wondering...
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