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    1957 Johnson 35hp overheating

    I have the unique situation where I have twin ‘57. 35hp on the same boat, so am constantly tuning them to be sync’d as good as possible. When recomissioning this spring and running the motors in a barrel, I noticed the port motor was not pushing much water out the exhaust, so became suspicious...
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    1957 Johnson 35hp charging system

    i have a 1957 johnson 35 hp with generator charging system that is not working. I had generator tested and seems to be fine. Adjusted polarity, but still not charging battery. Battery shows 12.9v without engine running, and about the same when running, even at high speed.. I’m thinking it will...
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    1957 Johnson 35 starter turning slowly

    Bringing back to life a 1957 boat that came from the factory with twin Johnson 35hp motors that has been stored in a garage since 1963. Replaced coils,wires,points, impeller, rebuilt carb on both motors. One of the motors has a generator and is connected to a starter box that appears to have a...
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