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    pinion shims

    I'm replacing the driveshaft on my J60TLCRE. It is an 84 model. I'm wondering if there is an alternate method of shimming the pinion gear other than using omc special tool 320739 or 393185 as outlined in my factory service manual. If I simply had the dimension of the tool, I could use my...
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    Johnson 60 tilt/trim

    I have an 1984 J60tlcre that I just repaired and re-installed the tilt trim unit on. It has a 3 wire motor and no relay's. In the course of hooking everything up, I began to wonder if I should add relays for up and down, to take some of the load off the thumb switch on the throttle lever. I...
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    intermittent miss

    My 1984 Johnson 60 has an intermittent miss on both cylinders. When using a timing light, I get an intermittent pulse on the light along with a change in exhaust tone. I've verified the timing light is ok by testing it on my truck. So far, I've replaced everything but the flywheel. That...
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    1984 Johnson 60 misfire

    The bottom cylinder on my motor intermittently drops out. I've rebuilt the carbs, ( soaked for 2 days ), rebuilt the fuel pump, replaced all fuel lines, and replaced the plugs and wires. I checked the stator and pickup as per instructions on the CDI website. I just swapped the coils top to...
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    aluminum boat plywood transom

    I've been working on a 14ft cajun special with a 60hp Johnson. I've laminated two pieces of 1/2 meranti marine grade plywood together with west systems marine epoxy. I fitted it to the hull today and drilled the necessary holes. Should I apply any type of paint or varnish to the wood before I...
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