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    Can a stator test good and be bad?

    I have a 1985 120hp vro v4 johnson. The tach cuts out above 4200 rpms. I switched the tachs with no luck. Ran 3 new wires to it, power, ground, and signal with no luck. Regulator has been replaced. I moved the gray from the wiring harness to the yellow/gray from the stator. The tach works...
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    Tach won't work above 4000-4200 rpms.

    I have a 1985 Johnson 120hp outboard mounted to a 1985 Skeeter bass boat. My tach cuts out and goes back to 0 when the engine goes above 4200 rpms. When I throttle back down below 4200 rpms it comes back on??? I have replaced the regulator last year because it was not charging. I have also...
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    1985 Johnson 120 hp replacing the VRO pump

    My VRO pump finally gave up. I have been pre-mixing my fuel now for awhile. What non vro pump should I buy to replace it? Thanks
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    Disconnecting the VRO on a 1985 Johnson V-120

    I believe my VRO system is putting to much oil in the fuel system at idle and mid-range. It runs very rough and smokes a lot at idle. WOT runs great! To test this I want to disconnected it and pre-mix my fuel. My fuel pump does not have wires to it like whats in the top secret file. Do I just...
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    Carb jet settings on a 1995 Wave Venture???

    I have been having problems with this wave runner for awhile. It runs fine at idle but when you throttle up and get up on plane it only runs for a few seconds and then the motor quits. I took it out today and found that if i pull the choke out a little it will stay running. So I took the carbs...
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    1995 Yamaha Wave Venture engine cuts out

    I have had this wave runner since new and it has been perfect up till now. It idles perfect and starts right up great. But when you get going accross the lake and get going over 30mph the engine dies. It started doing this a little bit last year. But now it does it every time you go. By the time...
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    Johnson 120 VRO Plastic carbs??

    I have a Johnson 120 VRO I think its a 1985 ( model # J120TLC08 ) that I have been trying to get the idle to come down on. I have done the lync n sync with the factory manual 3 times with no luck. I have checked all the butterflies to make sure there closed. The roller is not touching the cam...
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    High idle problems with a 1985 120hp v4 Johnson

    I got stuck with this problem for the previous boat owner. The guy completely rebuilt the motor with new rings, gaskets, seals, etc. Because the engine only had 50 psi in the cylinders. Now they have 120 psi. The engine will not idle down from 2000 rpm unless you retard the timing to -10. I have...
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    High idle rpms

    I have a 1985 Johnson 120hp V4 VRO outboard. I can not get the idle speed to come down from about 2000 rpm. When you put it in gear it drops to about 1000 rpm. I have cleaned and rebuilt the carbs with new gaskets, needles, and seats and have checked to make sure the throttle plates are...
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    Help! Johnson 120 bogs really bad.

    I have a 1985 Johnson 120 VRO V4. It is mounted on a 16 foot Skeeter bass boat. I bought this about 3 months ago with a bogging problem when you give it the gas off idle. It also seems to run very rich at idle as well. I tested everything out according to the Seloc manual I have and everything...
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