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    New Head Gasket question

    '96 88 HP johnson special Put new head gasket on starboard side as bottom plug was getting salt deposits on it. Torqued all bolts to 18-20 pounds and ran on muffs in driveway. Had a slight drip on the very bottom, torqued bottom bolts a little more(torque wrench read 22 pounds when drip...
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    johnson 88 battery charging issue

    While out fishing this morning my battery would only charge to 14 volts(based on digital gauge) then drop to as low as 12.6 then back up towards 13 then down then back up , you get the picture. New stator, rectifier tests goof. Good battery have lost a cell and wont hold a charge? I...
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    88 Special charging

    While out fishing this morning my battery would only charge to 14 volts(based on digital gauge) then drop to as low as 12.6 then back up towards 13 then down then back up , you get the picture. New stator, rectifier tests goof. Good battery have lost a cell and wont hold a charge? I...
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    What battery are you using?

    My motor: Johnson 88 Special with stock unregulated charging system CDI guys said DONT use a store branded battery like one from a box store like Wal Mart. He said the unregulated charging can bring those batteries up over 19 volts and that will damage rectifier or other ignition parts. He...
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    more power/higher rpm with new stator?

    Installed over the week end but have not water tested yet. Just wondering if i will see a higher rpm at WOT or lower cruise rpm while traveling same speed? Spark before new stator was weak at best, now its HOT. Just was wondering what to expect. Motor sure idles and starts better in the...
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    Fuel pump diaphram 88 Johnson

    88 special fuel pump diaphram seems pretty deformed(stretched out). Could that cause motor to only run at half to full throttle(warm up lever) on hose for a couple of seconds then die? Motor has new stator, good spark all around, checked timing, and 120-125 compression all around. Just...
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    New stator, good spark, only runs at mid to high throttle

    1996 Johnson 88, problem started when I was checking plugs and noticed bottom one on port side looked bad as it was caked in grayish deposits while others looked great. Thought carb must have been clogged with something so I took them off and re did them. Did notice a little some thing maybe...
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    Battery sorta charging

    '96 88 special. Replaced rectifier in January and all was well, good tach and battery charged up to 16 volts(unregulated system). Last couple of times out battery never goes above 13.2 while running and tach is acting funny. It will read 6000 or so when I know I'am only doing 4800 or so. the...
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    Stator acting up?

    1996 Johnson 88 special. When i first got motor running after getting it I had no charge at battery. Learned that rectifier was bad. Changed that and got a new tach(found out old one was bad after rectifier change). All seemed good except with the unregulated system battery voltage on the...
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    '96 88hp special slight miss

    motor runs great otherwise but when trying to get out of the hole it will hesitate or maybe miss a little then go just fine. Responds well to the throttle after on plane and when you throttle down will idle all day long. The miss or stumble is very short like a second or two, nothing that...
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    neutral safety

    When putting boat on trailer Sunday i backed trailer down ramp and a buddy not so familier with motor ('96 Johnson 88)tried to start it and couldn't. I dont know if he flooded it or what but he kept messing with the throttle and putting it in and out of gear to the point that it would not crank...
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    88 special rpm increase.

    My 1996 88 special runs great but recently the WOT rpm has increased to around 6200 from a max of 56-5700. dont know if its the rpm gauge acting up or the motor is really running this high. Speeds have not really changed. Probably the guage. What is a cheap way to accuratly check the rpm...
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    88 special starter

    1996 88 special runs great good ,even compression. new wirinf, battery and cables. When I go to start, I turn the key to start and engine will turn over and fire and ide. no big deal, if I advance the throttle and try it starts up. the problem happens when at times the starter will engage...
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    Boat steers hard right if I let go of wheel while trolling

    Johnson 88 with rack steering. Steering is very smooth but if i let go of the wheel the boat turnsright. The large nut on the steering arm was loose and I have not tried since tighening that a little but could it be the adjustable tab under cav plate?
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    Greenish goo in carb

    1996 Johnson 88 Ok, last week noticed an INCREASE in rpm to 6000 and a decrease in charging, only getting 12.4-12.9 volts. Now this week, Motor runs good but only had 5500 max rpm. Today in the mid range it felt like it was missing, thought it was fuel related because when I went over a...
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    Strange performance

    1996 88 Special, 17 ' McKee craft Ok, so after about 40 hours of good use since aquiring dead motor and doing all the things required to get it running some strange things are going on. First the things done: New fuel in tank, new fuel lines and fuel pump rebuild New filter New rectifier(tach...
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    Boat leveler trim tab system

    I got a boat leveler pump without the wiring harness or a switch. Was wondering if anyone had the wiring diagram so I could wire the pump to a couple of toggles or a readily available Bennent trim tab switch?
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    Changing from unregulated charging to regulated.

    1997 88 special. Anybody know the part number of the rectifier/regulator that will work with this motor? It comes with a three wire unregulated rectifier from the factory but I may be having some issues so if I have to switch I want to go with a regulated system
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    Tack functions fine but not charging?

    '97 88 special. newer rectifier, tach works great but doesnt seem to be charging like it did a couple of weeks ago. Unregulated system used to charge to 16+ volts and I would turn on accessories to bring it down while running. Sunday while out I noticed max volts I could get was 12.8 while...
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    no "detent" or feel coming out of gear.

    1996 Johnson 88 Spl. When I pull throttle back and shift back to neutral, the motor stays in forward unless I pull back a little extra. Almost back to reverse, then back to the middle of the controller. The controller also doesnt have any feel or a detent when going in and out of gear...
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