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    1982 Johnson 70hp water temperature sender/sensor - answer maybe!

    Re: 1982 Johnson 70hp water temperature sender/sensor - answer maybe! Hi Six, Attached is a photo of the gauge - no macro I'm afraid so a bit blurred. No manufacturers name although the tacho and hour meter are both OMC. The image on the face is a bulb thermometer or similar idea and scale...
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    1982 Johnson 70 - weeping trim piston end caps

    Hi Folks, I have just replaced the '0' ring at the base of the trim/tilt motor housing and cleaned up the seat because it was leaking. All went well and leak has gone. Now though, I have noticed, not a leak - that sounds too much - but a slight weeping around the endcap of the starboard trim...
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    1982 Johnson 70 access to dismantle exhaust manifold

    Hi Guys, Firstly, please pardon my ignorance here, but I'm feeling my way into this! I want to remove the exhaust side of the block to check out the internals and check for corrosion. Before writing here I tried on the Tinterweb to see how to remove the lower engine cover, but kept being...
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    1982 Johnson 70 warning buzzer question

    Hi Guys, I wonder if you can help with this one? I get no chirp from the buzzer when I turn on the ignition, so I was concerned that the buzzer was u/s. I checked it by earthing the temperature switch to the head and it buzzed away happily, so the buzzer works. I have read the threads on...
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    1982 Johnson 70hp water temperature sender/sensor - answer maybe!

    Hi Folks, I am in the process of bringing this 70 up to scratch and re-doing some of the things undone by the previous owner. One of those things is getting the (I believe) OEM temperature gauge to work again. I have found a (loose and taped) tan wire near the red plug that, when shorted to...
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    1971 Evinrude 70 hp rusty spark plug tips

    A couple of weeks ago, I bought a 1977 14ft Cruise Craft Rogue with a 1971 Evinrude 70 hp, both in very good apparent condition - as was the trailer. All suggested a sense of 'well looked after' especially when the original, almost unmarked, two-tone grey trim still carries the embossed Cruise...
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