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    Replaced coil spring now not enough tension when i pull cord!!

    I replaced coil spring i got some tension on spring but rope doesnt go all the way back in.how do i put more tension on spring? Did i miss something when it put everything together?
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    changed rewind coil now not working right!!

    i have an 86 mercury 35 hp. i changed the rewind coil.it retracks but rope doesnt go all the way back in.there is still some rope maybe about 8 inches of rope that doesnt go back in.what did i do wrong?
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    i think my motor is cursed!!

    ok i give the history.at first i thought i had a carb problem so i rebuilt them.motor would start for a few seconds and die out.come to find out i didnt have spark on all cylinders.so as i searched for the problem i found out that the magnets came loose and a couple of them cracked.then i...
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    no spark!!

    i have a 1984 johnson 155.i am getting no spark.i thought i found the problem but still no spark.3 flywheel magnets were loose and broken so i replaced them but still nothing.what else should i check?
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    pull-cord problem!!

    i have a 1986 mercury 35 i just picked up but the pull-cord seems hard to pull.i took a spark plug out and it was easier to pull.i can get the engine started but it feels like my arm is gonna rip off.. it did sit for 3 years.
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    mercury 35 problem.. HELP!!

    i have a 1986 mercury 35 and i put muffs on and nothing is coming out of the pee hole.i put it in a bucket of water and still nothing.i do feel air coming out of the pee hole.
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    Knocking noise!!

    I went to look at a boat today with a 1986 mercury 35 and when i would pul the start cord i wouldHear a pinging noise in the flywheel area. Is this common for these motors?what could it be? Motor runs but im not sure about that noise.
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    compression on a mercury 35!!!

    im looking at a boat tomorrow and i want to do a compression test.the guy says it runs but stalls after a few minutes.says it could be a dirty carb. what else should i check on the motor? its a 1986 mercury 35
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    johnson 4HP question!!

    is a 1978 johnson 4 HP supposed to pee in the water like bigger engines?put my motor on muffs and didnt see any peeing going on or where water would come out of.
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    weak spark to 1 cylinder!!

    have a 1984 johnson 155 has no spark to 5 cylinders and weak spark to 1 cylinder.not sure how to test anything. history on it is was running fine.boat sunk at dock.took plugs out and turned over motor to get out water in cylinders.connected portable fuel tank and started her up idled rough at...
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    Help!!

    ok so i took the carbs apart,cleaned them with carb cleaner and i still cant figure why i cannot get this thing started.its a 1984 johnson 155.i have spark,compression is good.i just dont know what else to do.please if anyone has any idea please let me know.if i cant get this thing running im...
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    just rebuilt carb gas still streaming out of carb!!

    Re: just rebuilt carb gas still streaming out of carb!! checked out the carb again and now i noticed all 3 carbs were leaking.i looked at the primer solenoid and i moved the lever and now i doesnt leak.the 1st pic is of when it was leaking in the 2nd pic carbs dont leak at all.is that where...
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    just rebuilt carb gas still streaming out of carb!!

    just rebuilt carb. gas still streaming out of carb. put back on the motor and still streaming out of the carb. did i miss something?its a 1984 johnson 155.maybe something to do with the float? how do i adjust it?
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    carb leak

    got a 1984 johnson 155. I launched my boat tried to start it but it didnt want to start like if it didnt have any gas. i went back home and today i was trying to figure out the problem so i squeezed the bulb and i heard some liquid dripping.iit took a few minutes to locate where the leak was...
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    water in fuel tank now what?

    my boat sank i got it running.motor is fine. i syphoned fuel the tank because water got in there.i got most of it out.do i need to get every drop out and if so how do i do that?
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    boat sank.what do i do now?

    1984 johnson 155 water got half way up the motor.i took the plugs out and let the water shoot out while trying to start. i put the plugs back in and it started for a few second and stalled. tried to start it again and wont start now. im guessing water mixed in gas tank and thats the reason it...
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    lost my cover

    i have a sunbird bowrider with johnson outboard motor and i am trying to find out the name of a flat pastic cover that has threads for the hole where the bilge pump is right in front of the motor and where can i buy one.
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    Is the mechanic telling the truth,or trying to sell me a motor?

    i have a 1978 johnson 200 and i took it out for the first time this year and it was running ok nut after a few minutes it was running a little rough.I thought it might be the fuel pumps so i brought it in.Compression was a little low so the mechanic was going to change the seals or rings not...
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    fuel gauge not working

    just trying to figure out how to test the fuel gauge to see where i have a problem. boat was sitting for 5 years. is there a fuse from the gauge to the sending unit?
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    no power to solenoid!!

    I have a 1984 johnson 155.i turn the ignition and starter does not turn.i just changed the starter solenoid thinking that was the problem.i connected two wires to the solenoid to a push button and it starts that way but i want to start it from the ignition.if i push the key in the primer...
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