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  1. baconbiscut

    Plug Wires

    My 1955 5.5hp johnson had everything under the flywheel replaced back in seotember except for the plug wires. And now when I run my motor at low rpms the top cylinder cuts on and off. Its not untill mid ti high rpms that both cylinders fire consistently. Do I need new plug wires, Where can I get...
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    Bad News

    Well I was installing two new sparkplugs on my 1955 5.5 H.P. johnson and I over tightened the spark plugs stripping the threads on the bottom sparkplug. Now The sparkplug hole has half the threads than it use to have. I was on ebay earlyer and I found A head that hasn't been installed on an...
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    Stupid question

    Whic way does a 350 chevy engine turn over. Clockwise or counter clockwise. Not completely sure but i think it is clockwise. Hope this question isn't a stupid one not to fond of mercruiser engines thats all. Thanks Dan
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    Motor won't crank

    I have a boat with a 1986 5.7 liter 260 H.P mercruiser and its been sitting for three years. Today I just got two new group 31 cranking batteries from battery plus that together have cranking amps at about 1850. But when I turn the key to start the engine all I get is a tick each time I turn the...
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    1958 7.5 hp johnson

    Well I just got this engine today from a fella that I helped out on the water a few weeks ago and the paints faded and the engine seized. I have high hopes for this motor and hope to get it running but it needs alot of work. I dumped some TCW 3 oil into the spark plug holes and layed it face i...
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    Mercury question

    Whay year was it when mercury started painting there motors black and did the mercs have weak lower units in the 60s and 70s also were the cooling systems reliable because I thought I heard they problems. Sorry for so many they don't all have to be answered in one post. Thanks for Help. Dan
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    Water Pump

    Hi i'm visiting my grandparents in Lake Placid,Florida and they have either a 2006 or 2005 pontoon boat with a 60 hp four stroke with fuel injection. Any way I was out on it about an hour ago to go fishing on the lake and I had noticed that the pee stream was weak and this worried me a little...
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    To Much Power?

    I'm pretty sure I asked this I while ago but I just wanted to bring it up again. This summer my grandpa and I are goeing up to north to pick up a sail boat but thats beside the point. On the way back down we're going to stop in Illnois to pick up a 1965 20 H.P. Mercury that my Great uncle...
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    Spark Plugs

    Hi I have a 1955 5.5 hp johnson would it be ok to put champion L77JC4 spark plugs in it . I know the right spark plug is J6C but all wal-mart had were J8C which I heard runs the motor to hot and i figured that this plug wouldn't hurt because it says JC4 in it and i fgured that would run it...
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    A quick question

    How long will a johnson/Evinrude outboard motor last under normal running conditions before a rebuild is required. Another question if it has been used in salt water often does the time it takes before it need a rebuild differ from a motor that has been used in freshwater
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    A Leaky Boat

    I have a 14ft starcraft aluminum boat from the 70's and it is riveted. It leaks a little at the bow and i was wondering what would be the best temparary fix for my boat besides putting new rivets in. The reason why i don't want to put new rivets in is because i really don't know how and i don't...
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    A quick Question

    Can anyone point me to one of those websites that calculates how fast your boat will go with a certain amount of h.p. Thanks Dan
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    fuel mixture

    I have 1955 5.5hp CD-12 outboard and I use a 16:1 oil and gas mixture and it runs a little rich. and i also heard 24:1 works but i was lokking around at another forumand somebody said that he uses a 50:1 oil mixture in his outboard and his outboard is the smae hp and waqs built in the fiftys...
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    new outboard

    Recently I decided that it was time for a more mondern outboard than what I have like a 15 hp johnson 2 stroke and my grandparents said they would help me out with making a payment plan where I would pay them back any way I'm located in Jacksonville,FL and i was wondering if anybody knows where...
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    Recoil Starter

    I have a 55 johnson and the recoil starter won't recoil all the way. When i pull it left it recoils to the point where there is 6-8 in of line left out. I'm not sure how to fix and any help would be great.
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    1955 5.5 hp johnson

    1955 5.5 hp johnson I have this motor on my 14ft v and I was wondering if i could get more hp out of it or is it time for an upgrade. I get about 12mph with me in it and with me and my boddie and gear i don't even want to know how fast it goes with me and him but atleast it still planes out...
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    14 ft starcraft

    I hav a 14ft starcraft that says it can handle 18 hp. The boat ways about 140 and me and my friend together way about 240 how fast do you think that will push us.
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    o rings

    I have 1955 johnson with a pressure tank . what size o ring does the fuel connecter piece need
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    gas leak

    Hi have 1955 5.5 hp johnson with a pressure tank. last time i ran it in a tank the connection between the tank and the motor was leaking LIKE CRAZY. So I got a bucket and put it under the gas line and ran it for a few minutes. After I was done thier was a few ounces of gas in the bucket. Is...
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    mercruiser 260 hp

    Alright heres the story .My grandfather bought his formula 25 pc back in 87 .Back in 97 he stopped using it . so i decided that it was time to get it back up and running again and then thats when i realised that i had no clue on what to do because i'm more of an outboard guy. so what kind of...
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