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    2001 Merc 90 lower motor mount

    Good day to everyone I have a 2001 Merc 90 2 stroke #OT369333. I took it out for the first time this season and everything worked good. When I was wiping it down when I got back a noticed a slight movement in what looks like the mount assembly on the drive shaft housing. I could move the leg...
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    1980 johnson 4.5 low rpm overheat

    Hello I boat experts I have a 1980 Johnson 4.5 model #J5RHCSS. The motor at low rpms overheats and water no longer comes out the tell tale. At anything above a low idle the water will come out the tell tale and the motor will cool properly. I have replaced the water impeller using an OEM...
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    Johnson 9.9 powerhead removal

    Hi to all I-boat experts I have a 1979 Johnson 9.9 model 10R79B. I am currently in the process of removing the powerhead to replace a upper water tube grommet. I think I have removed everything to get the powerhead off but the throttle side of the motor is confusing me. When the powerhead...
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    1979 Johnson 9.9 cooling problem?

    I have a 1979 9.9 Johnson short shaft. The top of the cylinder head temperature reads 170-180 degrees after a few minutes of full throttle operation. The exhaust cover side of the engine reads the same. The telltale is hot to the touch, not scalding. The telltale stream isn't very strong, the...
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    9.9 Johnson coil connection question

    Hi folks, hoping somebody can help me with my 9.9 Johnson. I am replacing one of the coils and was wondering if their was a backyard mechanic way to insert the coil wire into the amphenol connection using something else besides the amphenol insertion tool. I went online and a set runs from...
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    2001 Merc 90 water question

    I have a question I hope the experts here can help me with. I have a 2001 90 Mercury. Today I hooked it up to the muffs for the first time and noticed as it ran water leaking out where the shift shaft is and also out what looks like some sort of weep hole in the lower unit below the shift...
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