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    flywheel magnets test what is it ?

    Well, folks i just want to know if there is a test for the flywheel magnets , for strength. If there is a test for the fly wheel magnets , what is it and how is it done ?
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    weak or no spark ------ocean pro

    We just put a rebuilt power head on a 115 ocean pro 1996 year model and it doesn't fire at times.<br /> We installed a new power pack --no better ---removed the flywheel after we checked out the pack and the stater and disconnected the kill wire . This was done by professional mechanics . We...
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    omc test equipment timing on 96 ocean runner

    To set the timing on my 96 ocean runner Johnson the clymer manual says to use the 404317 module to set the timing on this motor. Are there any aftermarket testers or equipment that do this?? Or, is there another method ? :confused:
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    Johnson very high water pressure

    I have an engine 1996 115 ocean runner that ran at 25 to 30 psi water pressure. Water was leaking in to the port lower cylinder but very little. The head was removed and a new " o " ring was fitted and the head reinstalled. The water pressure went higher to around 4o to 50 psi at 5200 rpm on...
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    Johnson water pressure (high)96 115hp

    Ok here's one for you folks. What could cause the water pressure to get above 45 psi. This motor also has a bad piston in now lower port. :confused:
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    yamaha throttle control

    By chance , do any of you folks have a diagram of the model 704 throttle system .
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    throttle assembly yamaha

    Anyone have a throttle assembly diagram for a model 704 yamaha throttle. Hope so!!!! :)
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    jacking plates manufacturers --who

    Do any of you folks know what companies manufacture hydraulic jacking plates? Or for that matter know of any place where a good used one can be found . Need one for 115 ocean pro so i won't damage any more rocks in the river ---hehe
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    interchangable parts from different manufacturers

    Does anyone know of , or if there are parts from different engine manufacturers that are interchangable -----maybe drive shafts , prop shafts , lower unit parts ---????? I know that merc and mariner are the same and evinrude and johnson are the same , but will yamaha and merc or evinrude akin...
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    pressure in lower unit (water) Johnson

    Ok, fellows, how can ya get water in the lower unit and have pressure in the lower unit when the motor has been shut down for 16 + hours ? Is it the shift shaft seal the prop shaft seal or the drive shaft seal. The motor is a 1996 johnson ocean runner. :eek: :rolleyes:
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    pressure in lower unit (johnson 115 )

    This is a tech question -----if ya have pressure in the lower unit after the motor has been shut down for 16 hours , but when you loosen the plug water comes out, where is the leak? Is it the shifter shaft , the drive shaft or the prop shaft?<br />This is a 1996 115 hp ocean runner johnson...
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    pair of Johnsons

    Hey I have come accross a pair of 1989 Johnsons and wonder what they are worth? They are a matched pair of 225 hp 1989 model engines in extra clean conditions with low hours . These engines haven't an extreme about either. What would the price be for these engines. One engine is counter...
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    damaged pistsons

    I have a 115hp mariner 1983 model inline six cylinder that has 3 bad pistons --stuck rings--and looks and though a couple of needle bearing have gone through the combustion chamber. Purchased the unit used but it had good compression. Question is where could have the bearing come from. :eek:
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    lub on bolt reinstallation

    What is the best known lub / sealant or anti-seize type product for a salt water engine when reassembling???? So that the next disassembly will be real easy ---- :D
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    seizing piston or what ?????

    1983 115 hp mariner engine I came in from a day on the gulf and my engine starting losing power. It had not run hot. When I reached home I pulled the spark plugs and found the # 2 cylind had metal pieces on the tip of the spark plug. When i ran a compression test it came out at 125 psi ---...
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