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    Would a '86 Johnson VRO have a temp-induced rev limiter?

    Relating to my old thread on my problematic 40hp, de-VRO'd Johnson. The short version is I cruised for 20 minutes at 3/4, went to go to WOT and it (felt like it) dropped a cylinder. The carbs were suspect as they were clogged from sitting 8+ years, were quasi-cleaned twice already, plus they...
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    '86 40hp, one cylinder doing all the work?

    Full story; I went out with 4 people in our 15' MFG 'glass boat. Engine was behaving just fine. It's de-VRO'd, running 40:1 premix. We trolled out of the harbor and slowly moved away from the small sailing craft nearby. A brief full-throttle push to see how long it takes to get up on plane...
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    Springs!

    Re: Springs! There's absolutely nothing wrong with using a single bolt. Darn near every pickup truck built from 1940-2000 is built this way. . Most are still built this way. What's wrong is the bolt is loose, and it's not a shouldered bolt nor does it have a proper washer to spread the load...
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    Can I do my own waterpump?

    2 Quick questions; How often do you need to swap out the water pump impeller on an outboard? What other materials, besides the pump impeller itself, is required to do the job? Automotive mechanic friend of mine is pulling the carbs off my '86 40 Johnson to put rebuild kits in. He suggested...
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    ~1986 VRO 40, master fuse?

    Was out enjoying the water this afternoon, pulled into dock to pick up my son, and the entire motor electrical system was completely dead. No click from the prime solenoid, no crank. Having only a small piece of wire with me, I tried jumping the starter terminal (the hot-in-start one) to the...
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