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i have a 1976 johnson 85 hp on a champion bass boat. when i push the throttle down to take off instead of a nice hole shot it slowly builds power as the boat starts to plane and then picks up rpms and goes fine. does this sound like a starving fuel delivery or could it be getting too much fuel...

whats up guys. i have a 1976 85 hp johnson. i had issues with trim motor so i pulled the whole unit off. upon doing this as i was disconnecting the lines i had water come out well before any oil. then when i pulled the cylinders off and depressed by hand it shot out a lot of water before oil. so...

hello all. hopefully everyone is having a good boating season. i am trying to start mine. i have a 1976 johnson with tnt. last time out last year it would not raise the motor at the dock. so i turned the valve and raised it by hand to get it home. i had not messed with it until recently because...

hello everyone and thanks for looking .so i am about to put my old champion in the water and the current motor needed a few things so i put an old 1976 85hp i had sitting around on the boat, just to get on the water. while installing new drive/ shifter cables i realized the timer base does not...

hello all. i have a 1976 85 hp johnson that after being sunk has sat for a couple years. This year i decided to put it on a boat. first i pulled the plugs and poured a little 2 stroke oil in each cylinder and let it sit. turned the motor over by hand making sure all was smooth. the motor was...

hello all. I am going to pull the power head from a 79 85 hp johnson and put it on an 80 85 evinrude. I have a johnson manual for my 76 85's and a seloc for a general view. looking at the manual it says to remove the flywheel. my question is if i am just swapping them does the flywheel need to...

hello everyone. this question may sound odd to some but here it goes. basically i have a 1980 85 hp evinrude and 3 85 johnsons. the evinrude has left me stranded more times than it brought me back.) it came on my current boat) the motor starts and runs, though a little rough. the last time out...

hello all, i am currently thinking of swapping a couple motors on my little bass boat. can anyone tell me if i can hang a 1978 85hp johnson without tnt on a 1980 evinrude 85hp with tnt and use the tnt from the rude . i am not sure if it will bolt up and was wondering were to find info on...

hello and thank you for looking. i have a 1980 Evinrude 85hp. this is new to me and i do not know the history. first time out all was good as long as i let it warm up after each time shutdown. next time out, starts at dock fine. take a 10 minute ride cut it off and it has difficulty starting. it...

hello all and thank you for viewing my problem. first a little history. i bought this boat at the end of the season last year. it is an old barnacle barge (tri hull) bass boat. i bought it to replace the existing boat i started to recondition when i realized it was cheaper to buy another cheap...

hello all and thank you for looking. i have an old bass boat with an 85 hp Johnson(1976). the motor starts and idles fine. when i go to w.o.t. it only revs to (guessing) 3000 r.p.m.s and barely moves the boat. i check the spark and it only fires on two cylinders. do a compression test and all...

i have a 17 foot monark bass boat with an 85 hp johnson (1976 model) the engine starts fine and revs up fine. the problem is when i push the throttle down the motor does not rev up past (i am guessing- no tach yet) 2500 or 3000 and the boat wont plane or do over about 20 or 25 mph (no speedo). i...