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    carb question?

    hey guys im not so much old school so i have what i think is a carb issue. i have a 94 30hp johnson 2 stroke, and it runs great till tonight i adjusted what i think was the lean rich adjuster screw, ya im dumb should of researched more before turning screws, but it seems to idle really high and...
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    air filter or no air filter??

    hey guys i have a 94 30hp johnson outboard and i was doing some tuning and cleaning under the hood and notice that the carb intake was in plain site and there are 3 bolt holes on the front of the carb where it looks like there would be a air filter or somthing, just wondering if its fine running...
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    holes leaking black sutt??

    94 30hp johnson outboard, on the left side of the lower unit threr is a couple of holes and the top one has black sutty oiley substance coming out of it, i wipe away and after driving it it comes back, any thoughts
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    Oil seepage??

    Hey guys i have a 94 30hp Johnson outboard motor and cant pin point this black greasy oily substance running down the side of the motor next to the water outlet tube, any thoughts.
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    Boat paint job gone wrong!!

    Hey guys i just recently painted my 16 foot lowe aluminum boat, and apparently i didn't follow directions or did some thing wrong cause i can scratch the paint off with my nails, and the trailer tore it up pretty good too. I used rustoleum aluminum primer and rustoleum black enamel for the...
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    have a lower unit removal question!!

    hey guys im replacing the impeller on my 94 johnson 30hp outboard and im having issues getting the lower unit off, i have it about an inch drop so far, and did some research and found there is a nut on the shifter rod you have to loosen but, my question is how to get to that the rod?
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    engine wont idle??

    i have a 94 johnson 30hp 2 stroke, and i had posted a thread earlier about gas mixes and got that figured out, now the only problem is that it wont idle, it start right up first time always, remind you this is an older motor but is has only about 2-3 hours of running on it and was winterized...
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    gas mixes????

    hey guys im some what new to the boat motor world and i just picked up a nice big river boat with a 94 johnson 30hp and has about 2 hours of running on it and i think im getting my mixes wrong, the owner said he thinks its 50:1 but it dosesnt seem like its idleing and running the way it should...
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    mercury 500 50hp thunderbolt ing. outboard ser#1771598,,anyone have any info on this?

    hey guys new to the forum, i am a mechanic but rusty when it comes to marine equipment,,,, so i have some questions on a merc i have,,,,,i thinks its a 75, idk,,,,,mercury 500 50hp fully jewled thunderbolt outboard, its in really good shape but needs a starter and distribcap and wires, and the...
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