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    very strange problems with pwc

    2011 Yamaha VX Deluxe 1100 Started happening Every now and then Last season, after riding for a little while was hard to start- Crank no start. Got the YDS software. No codes. Checked temp switch. all seemed good. Went riding 2 weekends ago first time this season and after riding for a couple...
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    help with ...idle ????

    hey fellas, on my 1986 Johnson 40 hp j40elcde w/remote im having a problem idling , it will run fine until i try to... maneuver around piers and go from reverse to forward or verse visa. the carbs are rebuilt and i didn't see an idle mixture screw. is there an adjustment perhaps on the...
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    warning buzzer

    finally got my 86 40hp johnson to fire up and run on muffs. i think its been like 17 years . amazing :D it ran and idled pretty good . then i heard a buzzer and now it wont fire back up can somebody tell me what this means. i used to hear this buzzer when id first try to crank before i...
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    lanyard on new pontoon??

    trying to get it running, would my 86 johnson 40 hp pontoon have a lanyard or something like a kill switch ? it will turn over but no spark at either hole. :confused:
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    new pontoon

    trying to get it running, would my 86 johnson 40 hp pontoon have a lanyard or something like a kill switch ? it will turn over but no spark at either hole.:confused:
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    not getting any fire !!!

    i need help. no spark on either cylinder . i did the test on my 86 johnson 40 hp rectifier that joe reeves posted and it appeared it might be bad . so when i got the new one i tested it and got the same results .my ohm meter shows infinty (or open i guess) on all tests on all wires of rectifier...
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    wont turn over

    when i turn the key on my 86 johnson 40 hp nothing happens . it was turning over. both ends of connections are clean and tight.batteries good . i have voltage going into some sort of relay (not sure see pic , my manual isnt very good for troublshooting)but nothing coming out to starter. i have...
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    changing vro to fuel pump

    to use a non vro pump, the new pump mount to the bosses on the block, and you block off the pulse line under the carb. here is one without the VRO, see the fuel pump mounted to the block. this is from an earlier post ... but my question is this .. there is a pan head phillips head screw right...
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    lower unit wont go back on????

    i cannot get the lower unit back on. ( 86 johnson 40hp) it lacks about 1/4 inch from mating up.i can spin the flywheel and the prop shaft turns, so i know the splines are lined up . cant firgure it out .got a few threads on the bolts.i put a jack under the foot and gently lifted up and it...
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    lower unit install probs

    i cannot get the lower unit back on. ( 86 johnson 40hp) it lacks about 1/4 inch from mating up.i can spin the flywheel and the prop shaft turns, so i know the splines are lined up . cant firgure it out .got a few threads on the bolts. any help will be appreciated .
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    carb rebuild ???

    i have a 86 johnson 40 hp j40elcde and have read all the posts for carb rebuild and same for manual. i really dont see anything other than the high speed and low speed jets and the float bowl ,without removing the core plugs . it says to diassemble carb.but how far ? can i put it in the carb...
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    carb rebuild ???

    i have a 86 johnson 40 hp j40elcde and have read all the posts for carb rebuild and same for manual. i really dont see anything other than the high speed and low speed jets and the float bowl ,without removing the core plugs . it says to diassemble carb.but how far ? can i put it in the carb...
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    water pump rebuild ???

    I recently took off the water pump to rebuild . when i took it apart i kept everything together to make sure i put it back together right . but on the new kit there is a seal that has a gap in it .it is the round one about 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. it just has a rectangle piece missing at the...
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    propeller shaft play ??

    what i have is a 86 40 hp johnson , it was last registered in 93 and was supposedly running when put up (not stored properly i believe. ) been sitting with motor out of water ever since. drained the l/u oil and all looked good . no frags ,no milkiness. mabey a drop of water when i pulled the...
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    Fuel Supply Question (w/pic)

    Hey all ,Hope all are well. Heres the question, I was given a pontoon w/a 86 johnson 40 hp with no fuel tank or even a supply line . Can anyone give me some info on the pic I submitted and shed some light on how and what to feed this baby with . The picture is what is coming out of the back of...
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    fuel pump ????

    i have 1986 40hp johnson-vro that has not run since 1994 . what i want to know at this stage ( i have read "awakening a sleeping outboard"- great info btw),the vro pump will be disabled and i want to be able to use the fuel pump. what is the best way to test and if tok ,cap everything off ? if...
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    how do you find year and model

    i have a pontoon that was given to me by my wifes uncle. so far all i can tell is that it is a johnson 40 hp and looks like it was last registered in 91. how do you find year and model of motor . saw an excellent link here for parts( oh yeah no key so i need a new ign. sw. ) but i need more...
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    how do you find year and model

    i have a pontoon that was given to me by my wifes uncle. so far all i can tell is that it is a johnson 40 hp and looks like it was last registered in 91. how do you find year and model of motor . saw an excellent link here for parts( oh yeah no key so i need a new ign. sw. ) but i need more...
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