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I have a quick question to ask all of you. Have any of you that own a 70 horsepower Johnson model# J70ELCTD have had any issues with your motor. I just bought a new to me 70 horsepower Johnson with model# that I just mentioned above and I like my motor it is on a 1991 Lowes 20...
I think I figured out thanks to the guys on this forum why I thought I was over-revving with the engine every time I took it out. I just recently replaced a 25horsepower 1991 Johnson outboard with a 1983 70 Horsepower Johnson model J70ELCTD. Well everytime I took it out on my pontoon boat I...
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I was out on the water yesterday andf I own a 1991 Lowes Pontoon boat with a 1983 year model 70 Horsepower outboard model# J70ELCTD. Right now it has a brand new Genuine Johnson/Evinrude 13.75 X 13 Aluminum 3 blade prop on her. The motor still seems like it is guttless to...
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I have a quick question on my 70 horsepower, 1983 year model Johnson model# J70ELCTD outboard carb rebuild? How hard are these to do? Does these have fixed jets are wil I have to adjust after the rebuild and is there any secrets that I need to know before I do these? Does...
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How are you guys doing today? I am fine but I have to work today and the weather is nice out there compared to last weekend. Anyway, I was wondering how fast a 1991 Lowes Pontoon boat, 20 foot long with the 2 logs large sized under her that has a 1983 year model# J70ELCTD 70...
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I have a question to ask you guys. I own a new to me 1991 Lowes model 202 Pontoon Boat or I guess it is a 20 foot Pontoon Boat with a 70 horsepower Johnson 1983 year model J70ELCTD. Anyway, I took the boat out today for the first time with the new to me Johnson 70 horsepower...
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I have a question for all of you. I just bought a 70 horsepower model# J70ELCTE Johnson outboard yesterday for $700.00. I mounted it on my Lowes 20 foot pontoon boat and I did a great job I think after replacing the rotten wooden tansom wood piece that the motor connects...
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I have a question on my 1991 25 horsepower outboard motor. Today I was draining/filling the lower leg unit with new gear lube and when I went to install the upper plug in it it would not tighten up for me. I believe it is striped out becuase some of the metal came out when I...
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I just bought myself a 1991 Lowe 20 foot Pontoon Boat. I am getting it ready for the season and I am having a problem with the 2 front rectangular head lights that is between the green and red corner navigation front side lights. Basically the 2 clear lense headlights at the...
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I broke down and bought a 1991 Johnson 25 horspower outboard on a 20 foot Pontoon boat for a really great deal that is imacculate shape. I was wondering if anyone new where I could purchase a good used 65 or 70 horspower Evinrude/Johnson outbaord for the boat above in the...
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I was wondering how hard should the fuel bulb comming off the fuel tank should be? Is it as hard as a rock or is there some give if pumped up right when you pump the fuel bulb up and will it hold that pressure for a few hours. I have an Atwood Fule primer bulb...
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I am getting my boat ready for a great boating season, I hope, this year. I was wanting to ask you professional's on here where and how and what you do to paint your mid and lower leg units on your boats. My mid and lower leg unit is looking rough paint wise and I want to pretty...
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I am needing replacement front door, passenger/driver side, speakers for my 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. Does anyone out there have any that they are getting rid of that work great? If so P.M. me and let me know. My speakers are working but they don't sound good as they did when I...
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I have a question on my 88 SPL V-4 Evinrude model# E88MSLCER concerning my carbs. I rebuilt my carbs a few weekends ago and cranked her over and she ran good. Today I went out to my garage and puled the front air silencer cover off and pumped up the fuel bulb until it got...
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As you know I just got threw cleaning, soaking, blowing compressed air threw the jets at around 100 psi and even put copper wire 3 strands twisted together from an old extension cord threw the jets and I think I did it right becuase the motor ran great on the muffs after I...
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I was sitting here and remember after I rebuilt my carbs this past Saturday that overall the engine ran great except the warning horn but I believe that water flow was not strong enough becuase when I picked my hose up the water was comming out but not that strong until I walked...
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I finally recieved my carb rebuild kits today by mail. I went ahead and rebuilt my top carb after soaking it for about 24 hours and I put it back together and put in a zip lock bag and marked it top carb and now I tore apart the bottom carb and have it soaking in carb cleaner...
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I am thinking of parting with my 1989 Chaparal 162XL 16 foot fish/ski boat with 88 horsepower SPL Evinrude with a 1994 Bayliner model 2605GA Rendezvous deck boat that has a 1995 Evinrude XP 200 horsepower outboard and includes the Tandem Axle trailer with guides, with bimini...
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I am in the process of rebuilding my carbs with new rebuild kits. I decided to check my plastic float bowls for warpness by placing the float bowl on my glass coffee table in the upstairs loft of my house to see how warped they are. I notice that there is some warpness between...
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I finally got my warning horn replaced in my remote control and I pulled my boat out of the garage and cranked her over for the first time since 4 August 2007. Anyway, she ran pretty rough then cleared herself out for a bit and no overheat warning horn and she was cooling good in...
