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    vro pump question

    The mechanic that I use was just telling me that the fuel pump is going to fail because I disconnected the VRO. I plugged it and added the oil to the fuel. The motor is a 96 Johnson 150hp. Anyone ever heard of this?
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    no oil alarm on vro disconect

    I disconnected the vro yesterday on my 96 johnson 150 and now the no oil alarm keeps going off. I already mixed. The oil in the tank. Please help!
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    1996 johnson 150hp is "coughing"

    I just rebuilt the carbs and put them back on and now the engine is sputtering or "coughing" at idle speeds and in neutral idle. Any ideas? I have also noticed a hesitation at throttle up. It runs fine and speeds.
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    what does the vapor separator do

    I am having a problem restarting my Johnson 1996 150hp. I just went out and squeezed the primer bulb and fuel came out of this vapor separator. So I took it off and apart and there is a float and needle and a gasket in it. the needle is stuck in the seat and the gasket is busted. I am going to...
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    Hard to restart? please help!

    I have 1996 johnson 150hp. It cold starts great. I will run on plane for 30 min or longer and shut it off when I get to a fishing spot. when I go to leave it is hard to restart. It will start then sputter out a few times and then it goes. I just rebuilt the carbs and it still didnt help. Any Ideas?
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    1996 john 150 is hard to RE start

    When I launch the boat and start the engine for the first time of the day it starts up with no problem. I run out to my fishing spot turn the engine off. when I go to restart it weather it be in 10 min. or 2 hours it is hard to start. it will fire up and the die out. i have tried to rev it up...
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    wiring diagram for ignition switch

    I need to find a wiring diagram for my 1995 130hp johnson for the ignition switch. I know the purple white wire is for the choke but what about the rest?
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    1970 Cary 19

    I own a 1970 Cary 19. anybody else own a Cary. I have not found much info on this boat other than it was built by the speedboat king Don Aronow. This boat is 19 ft. long and only 6ft 6in wide. I have a 130hp on it and it does about 45mph. Its a great fishing boat. I have never seen another one.
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    bearings?

    I just replaced all the bearing on my tandom axle trailer and there is one wheel that has play in it. Any ideas
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    1995 johnson 130hp starter selinoid problem

    I just replaced the selinoid because the old one was stuck in the on position and flooding the engine out. Well I put the new one on and the engine wont start. I unpluged the wire on it and it runs fine. The old one was melted on the inside which leads me to think there has to be a short on the...
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