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    First start of oil injected 2 stroke after sitting for 4 years

    Thanks Rosco. Dr said no aneurism. I'm not blonde so I've run out of excuses! I'll mix the gas in the tank with oil then push the mixed gas through the filter, gas lines and the supplemental gas filter (there is an additional gas filter between the tank and the engine that the previous owner...
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    First start of oil injected 2 stroke after sitting for 4 years

    Crap, I must be having an aneurism !!! Its a Mariner Magnum. I'll update the original post if I can!
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    First start of oil injected 2 stroke after sitting for 4 years

    I recently bought a 1996 40hp Mariner Force oil injected 2 stroke outboard. It had been sitting for about 4 years. To skip the long story, scroll down to *********** I think I may have already done some injustice to it by attempting to start it without first doing some initial work on it, so I...
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    Alpha one Gen 2 gimbal bearing replacement

    Two years ago I had my boat in for spring maintenance. The machenic told me that the gimbal bearing was going (because of the sound...wasn’t sounding real loud, just audible). I replaced the bearing and had the alignment done before reassembly. When turning the old bearing by hand you could...
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    25hp 4 stroke Merc vs 25hp 2 stroke Johnson

    I currently have a 2000, 25hp 2 stroke Johnson on my pontoon boat. For various reasons (repairs, reliability issues) I’m looking at replacing it. I’d like to go to a 4 stroke for noise, gas and (occasional) trolling. I have a line on a 2003, 25hp 4 stroke Mercury. The one addition thing I’d...
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    How to jump start?

    At the cottage, water access only, lost the boat keys! Could someone tell me how to jump start this?
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    oil pressure gauge maxing out

    Hi all. I have a 1998 4.3L Mercury GM 262 V6. The oil gauge maxes out when going anywhere from half to full throttle. I've not had it out this year so don't recall what it does when idling. The alarm sporadically sounds also. I was going to go ahead and change the oil pressure sensor but...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 install - what gear am I in?

    So I've got my gimbal bearing installed (my method wasn't too orthodox, but that is another story!). I started installing the drive, almost had it pushed into the to the bolts then remembered a note I read to check that it is still in forward gear. When I took off the lower drive, I put it in...
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    Broke Down!

    Hi Guys, I'm new to the thread and new to Johnsons. I have a 2001, 30hp Johnson. Model J30EVLSIA. I've had it for 3 years now and have had it serviced at a shop up until now. I'm trying to save money in repairs so I'm taking it upon my self now. At the end of the season last year (I held out...
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