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    Cooling problems

    This a total rebuild on 96 Johnson j150exedb. I finally got the motor running 800 rpm and water pump building up good pressure, but with the hose Muffs. this was my second water do to my mistake. Wednesday, I had finally got the boat ready to take to the lake to set the timing at wot. Thursday...
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    How to disable quick start on 96 Johnson 150

    I need to set my timing with quick start disconnected. Why does the manual show the motor firing @ 6 degrees after TDC, and 19 to 20 degrees btdc (it's always before TDC for automobiles.) Mine is idling warm at 6 degrees btdc @ 800 rpm
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    96 Johnson 150 Setting idle

    I have done a rebuild on my boat and motor. I bought a new control box. After setting the timing wuth a light?, adjusting link and sync. My idle is so low. Tack reads 900 but its old and notice it was showing that with key off, however it reads an increase in rpm. 1000 sounds better. I belive...
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    Timming a j150exedb

    Some one posted a link to an artical about timming useing a timming light at idle and wot. Can you repost it? Thanks
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    Test propeller

    Im wanting to buy a test prop for a johnson 150. Are they generic? If not is there a moddel ?
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    96 j150exedb. Water pump

    Problems, I ran motor on muffs at high rpm. Impeler melted. Replaced inpeller, no water. Remover LU again. Impeller was turned backwards is my guess, it shered the white shim. Installed the impeller the right way. Still no water.. From what information i get online or from manual doesn't help...
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    96 johnson j150exedb. Help with hoes location

    I finished building motor i started a couple of yeas ago. I know the the fuel in, oil in , and pules limitter all connect to the bottom of the VRO and the 2 primer lines I dont know what hoses connets to the upper and lower barbs on the front a of the crank case cover. And I dont know...
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    Lower unit leaking oil from weep hole.

    96 johnson 150exedb All new seals in lower unit. None are leaking. I tilted the motor all the way up last night. The leak is from a weep hole top front lower unit. I remove the lower unit. And the cove for the shifting. Under the cover in the middle there is a threaded hole 5/16 bolt hole. When i
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    Midsection 1996

    I have a johnson j150exedb. The shaft going down through the midsection is bent. I can't get it out. I'm looking a a motor for parts. What years are interchangeable with my motor?
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    96 johnson j150exedb lower unit

    I purched a old lower unit. Removed all parts cleaned and reassemble per manual. While test running is on a hose. After 30 minutes or so, water slowed down and motor was getting hot. Removed it this evening, the water pump housing had a gummy sticky stuff blocking the passages the impeller was...
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    Johnson wiring.

    My boat has the complete main wiring harness to the remote control panel. I need to find the plug for the instrument panel. I dont know what it call or if I can buy one. I'm trying to avoid cutting the plugs off.
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    96 john 150.

    I'm putting the started together. I have the bushing for part #20. What part above the bushing? The timing cover has a bushing as well.
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    1996 150 vacum lines

    I'm putting fuel/vacumlins on my boat. I can't figure out were the line goes. It the tiny fitting between the bottom carb and the
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