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    Milky Oily Substance

    Thanks. I haven’t put it in the water yet and run it hard but good to hear.
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    Milky Oily Substance

    1984 Johnson 50 began to overheat. R&R’d the cooling system with new water pump, thermostat, and gaskets. Removed the head and cleaned the water jackets. Solved the overheating issue but noticed this. I want to think I’ve seen it before and hoping there’s not a head gasket leak. Thoughts?
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    1984 50hp won’t idle without primer

    Carbs removed, cleaned in the ultrasonic, and replaced with OEM re-build kit. The bowls were full of what I would describe as wet brown sugar. Fuel pump screen and gasket replaced too. Started right up and idles smooth. Thanks.
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    1984 50hp won’t idle without primer

    As long as I have them off and apart, I figured I’d put them in the ultrasonic and reassemble with new parts from a rebuild kit.
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    1984 50hp won’t idle without primer

    Thanks. I see I can get and unbranded rebuild kit including new floats from eBay for a fraction of what an OEM would cost. Thoughts?
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    1984 50hp won’t idle without primer

    She fires right away but won’t keep running without using the ignition primer. Has my fuel pump failed?
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    No Crank

    Replaced wiring harness and problem solved.
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    No Crank

    I think I got it. I narrowed it down with my multimeter and found major corrosion in the wiring harness plug under the tape. The red/purple wire was the culprit. Thanks.
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    No Crank

    1983 50hp with remote controls won’t crank. I don’t use it much at all anymore but I try to run the motor every so often and it has historically fired right up. This last time it wouldn’t even crank. I noted the ignition switch had some visible corrosion and it didn’t fell crisp to turn so I...
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