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    Impeller Rotation DIrection Significance?

    I recently changed my impeller, on my small 9.9 johnson 1977 outboard, and was wondering does it really matter which direction the impeller is positioned in? I put vaseline around the edges of the veins of the impeller, so wouldn't the impeller direct itself in the direction neccasery when I run...
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    Symptoms of Orange or Bad fuel?

    Ok, so I have established in a previous thread that my tank needed some cleaning, but I would like to know what the symptoms of orange fuel from tank scum or bad fuel are, as far as running the motor. Could it cause the motor to die after a while?
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    Orange Fuel?!

    I have a 9.9 1977 Johnson and I just replaced the fuel line under the hood, as it was subject to some rubber rot. I then noticed after the engine started dying down and I unscrewed the connecter to the fuel pump the fuel had been turning orange. I know this is probably because of rust, as it was...
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    Johnson 9.9 1977 Impeller

    My engine has been overheating, so I determined it must be the impeller. Changed it. old one was missing every vein. My question is should the impeller be rotating freely on the crank shaft? I dont want to go out on the water and find that i did a bad job wth the impeller. Any help is greatly...
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    Mariner 5hp , Flywheel stuck , HELP!

    A friend of mine just bought a 5hp mariner for the lake. we had been using it and it worked great, but after a couple of days it started to slow down after we would go at full speed. Eventually it wouldn't even hit top speed. So about a week ago we were going back and the motor started slowing...
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