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    Suzuki DF6A Tilt is Locked Down

    I brought this 6 hp home yesterday, and I want to start the break in, but I can't tilt the durned thang up to get it into the trash can full of water. I thought it was only supposed to lock itself down in reverse, but it's locked in forward, reverse, and neutral, It's brand new and new to me so...
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    J6RSRS water passage diagram? '04 Johnson 6hp 4 stroke not peeing.........

    I'm dyin' here, hopin for some help. had this problem before - motor ran great in Maine, moved to Georgia, no water at the pee hole. I put it on the stand and started lookin at it. yanked the gear case, put the drill to the drive shaft and it shot water, popped the vermistat out, threw it in a...
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    Johnson 6 Hp 4 Stroke not moving water??

    It's a J6R4SRC, and it suddenly quit peeing. I looked at the impeller, and it's fine, I ran a weedwhacker line into the pee hole and it felt clean, no dirt dobbers, etc. Popped the top off the thermostat housing, and there's a rubber diaphram in there that was torn, so I though, "Bang! Gotcha!"...
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    Engine Oil Change, 2004 BRP Johnson 6hp 4Stroke Short Shaft

    Can't afford a manual for this little jewel, never saw a 4 stroke outboard before this one one fell in my lap, and I don't think it had even been fully broken in when I got my meat hooks on it. I ran it all last summer, and I'd like to change the oil, but I have no idea how to do that. Before I...
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    1998 Johnson 4hp choke linkage

    I need the front cowl off this thang, to get at the carb, and I can't figure out how to get the choke knob off. It's a friend's motor, and I got no manual. Any suggestions?
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    Johnson J4BRECJ leaning out....

    Twin 2 stroke 4 hp, looks like a '98. It starts easy, moves good water thru it, raps up good, but if I run it from 1/3rd throttle or lower in the can, it will start to lose RPM, and if I twist the throttle, it bogs and dies. When it starts the downward RPM drift, if I pulse the choke right...
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    Mythological Bearing search

    I got a Bravo 1, ser# OB804538, and it has upper problems. The wrench man says it needs a couple of bearings, # B-3214. I'm not having much luck finding the durned thangs. Anybody got any ideas?
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    What motor oil for a 2004 Johnson 6 hp 4 stroke?

    I got a really killer deal on this motor, and I've been running around in my skiff with it like a madman. I don't have the money for a service manual, but I'd like to take the best care of this little gem that I can. What kind of motor oil does Johnson think I should be using in it? What lower...
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    Johnson Bombardier ID stickers marked out

    The model, serial and everything else on the sticker has been marked out, apparently by machine. I just got this motor for $400, and I'm sure it was a really good score, but I want to know everything I can about how to take care of it, and stay out of trouble, so I need to ID it. I've just never...
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    Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem

    I have de-potted the trigger coils, cut their traces, soldered leads to the + and -, and run them, along with extended charge coil wires, out from under the flywheel on the starboard side. It's all hooked up and hangin, so I can turn the engine over, and see if it sparks. The problem is, when I...
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    Eska 7.5 hp lower u anatomy

    Had the lower unit off my 217.586751, and the drive shaft pulled right out of it. I saw a wire snap ring groove at the splined lower end of it, but no snap ring. Uh-oh.... So I took off the bottom skeg plate, and saw this bronze looking ring in there, that is broken in half. Aawww..... Then some...
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    '56 Fastwin 15 Hp plumbing

    I got this thing from my father in law, to make it run and sell. No spark at either plug wire, although it looks like brand new black coils. Points look a little scatty, so I'll replace those, and check for fire again. In rooting around in there, I'm seeing that somebody has converted the motor...
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    '84 Sears/Eska irritaing me desparately

    I just found, installed, and went thru the break-in protocol on a 217.586751, 7.5 hp Gamefisher powerhead. I think I got the throttle cam in the right place, it runs wonderfully, as long as I don't kill it to park and return a call, or investigate a beaver dam, or nest, or just to listen to the...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Oh, Tommy Two Stroke..... I got a bad, bad feelin' your guess was right about the whole crank seal thing. It's gonna be time to go cruising soon, so I'm starting to mess with this thing. It's Model # 217-588751, serial # 48 006884. My readings about pressure testing suggested this arrangement to...
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    20F toniight!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeekk!!!!!

    I pulled and drained the manifold and circ pump hoses, opened and rodded the block petcocks, starboard and port. I couldn't see how the powersteering/oil cooler was gonna lose the water, and as I am not willing to pull the engine to get the cooler plug, I pulled the hose from the port side of...
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    Boat sticking in gear

    I recently put this professionally rebuilt 454 in the boat, (Bravo 1). Replaced lower carrier, rear bearing, seals. We take it out to the river to do some final tesing, life is good. Couple of trips later, the stepkid says it's spraying sea water in the engine compartment. Water is leaking out...
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    Magic Disappearing 454 Balancer

    I got an oil leak, pooling small amounts in the valley of the Edlelbrock airgap rpm. The only places I can see that might do it are the intake bolts, if they penetrate the oil passages in the heads, or the distributor gasket. I snatched the dizzy , gasket looked dicey, so I made a better one...
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    Search feature sucks, crapweasel temp gauge

    this thing is killin' me. It gets one more shot tomorrow, then, I'm gonna hack it, and run my own wires. This infuriates me, because it's dirtbaggin'. DIRTBAGGIN'! Boat's goin' to the water tomorrow, and I'd rather go irritated and tasting the dirt of failure than without temp info. The wires...
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    Aww, Come ON - It's a friggin' temp Gauge

    WTF. There's only 3 terminals on the thang, for god's sakes. +Hot, Sender and ground? I never worked so hard for so long to do nothin' in my life. It'a a stupid ***** VDO temp gauge on a Merc 454. Originally had Medallion stuff. It wants a sender good for an Ohm range of 47.5 to about 450. I got...
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    Where does the fuel gauge get voltage?

    '88 Merc 7.4L, Bravo1, Webbcraft Velota. I can't stand these nonfunctional instruments, these things are not Christmas tree ornaments. Temp gauge is dead, got a replacement coming. Fuel gauge is dead, and apparently died before I did the engine replacement. I'm not seeing anything about how it's...
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