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    Engine using more fuel but with half the power

    My ongoing saga with my Johnson 130 continues. When I last reported in, it would go WOT fine, on and off, for about an hour to 90 mins. Then it would bog down and never again reach planing speed. I've been using an external 6.5 gallon tank to help me troubleshoot this problem. After a long break...
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    Ignition wires broke

    I had an unusual thing happen 2 weeks ago with my '99 Johnson 130 Oceanpro outboard. Two of the ignition wires burned off or otherwise broke apart from the spark plug boot. THis was on the two top cylinders (1 & 2?) on opposite sides of the block. I don't know when they broke, I only noticed...
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    Troubleshooting steering problem on 130 Oceanpro

    This may sound like a stupid question but....I'm troubleshooting steering problems with my boat. Troubleshooting tips say to disconnect the cable steering and try turning the engine left/right by hand. Well, the engine is Johnson 130 Oceanpro, so it's large and so far I can't figure out if I...
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    Laffing at myself....sort of. Bilge pump problem resolved

    For the past few months my boat has been on the lift while I've been doing work on it. The drain plug was pulled so my bilge pump wasn't used at all. During my test runs I realized the bilge pump wouldn't turn on (it's a Rule-mate 500 with auto/manual switch). I took the batteries out (small...
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    Sporadic WOT performance

    Hi all, I thought I'd posted the problem before but I couldn't find it so reposting. My Johnson 130 OceanPro outboard started having a problem with consistent running. It idles okay and runs at low RPMs okay. But once I go to half throttle or WOT it starts acting up. At half throttle it will...
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    Replaced some head bolts, gotta question

    I replaced 5 head bolts on the port side cylinders. 3 of them were for one cylinder, 2 for the other. My question is, should I put a anti-seize lubricant on them? I have some in a silver tube. Or should I just leave them torqued down as much as I could get them? I figure that's one of the...
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    Engine won't fully rev up

    I recently had my '99 Johnson 130 Oceanpro worked on wherein all 4 carbs were replaced and the VRO was inspected. Due to the fuel in the tank being fouled pretty badly I've been running with an external 6.5 gal tank. 2 weeks ago I ran it WOT for about 7 minutes, then at slow speeds for about 30...
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    Fuel extraction pump

    I need to drain all the fuel from my 63 gallon fuel tank due to tainted fuel. I'm trying to find an electric pump I've seen some boat mechanics use. I've done some Googling but I'm not finding anything like that, only manual hand pumps. Does anyone here know where I could get one from an online...
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    Engine stopped working....

    As I posted last week, I've rebuilt all my carbs now (Johnson 130 Oceanpro) and everything has seemed to be just fine. No leaking, good fuel delivery, boat performing normally, even yesterday. Today I went out for a hate-being-bored cruise which was at slow speeds (no planing) for about 40...
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    A couple rusted head bolts

    I noticed a couple of head bolts rusting on my Johnson 130 motor. I've attached a couple pics. These are on the same side (port), one on the top cylinder, two on the bottom. No other bolts are rusting at all. Can I simply try to remove the rusted bolts and replace them or would I need to...
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    Rebuilt carbs and now motor won't stay running

    Hi all, A couple months ago I rebuilt one of my carbs (Johnson 130) and the boat's been running great. So I bought 3 more kits to rebuild the remaining carbs which I did yesterday. All 3 at the same time. Maybe not such a good idea in hindsight because now I can't get the engine to keep running...
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    Rub rail installation tool?

    A 2 foot section of my rub rail has come out at 2 different points. I've had some minor rub rail rubber come out in the past and it was a pain to push back in using screwdrivers (like a bike tire). Since it's out in two different spots I might have to pull everything between out in order to get...
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    How to wire up an hour meter?

    I have an hour meter I want to install on my boat. It has no instructions at all. How to I wire it up to work only when the engine is running? Nobody I know with a boat even has one so no help there. I'm sure it's simple, I'm just not sure how best to do it. Thanks!
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    Racor W/F separator compatibility

    I have a Racor 18-7945 water/fuel separator which is the solid canister type. I want to replace it with the kind that has the clear collector bowl with draincock. Are all Racor models compatible, meaning I could just buy a new filter element with the collector bowl. Or are they all pretty...
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    Gulf oil slick and boating

    I just got to thinking about the BP oil slick out in the Gulf of Mexico. I live very near the gulf in the Tampa Bay area and boat out there often, usually no more than 10 miles out at the most. If the oil slick comes around this far and is in our waters could we still boat? Is it safe to run a...
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