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    1971 Johnson 4hp no spark / possible bad coils?

    glad you solved it... those 4 hp ( I have three refurbished) are great litlle kickers for trolling and back-ups to modern fussy engines. a great book to help out from the past ..it does not cover your 4hp1971 but.... for 20$ it is a great read on general maintenance of oldies like the JW...
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    well a hole is usually round and that "chunck" missing does not fit the description much :-) patch it up and run it till it dies then find a nice early 60s 7.5 J or E .
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    welding ($$$) would be best but you can try this stuff . properly shaped it may do the job .. it gets pretty hot in that section 1983 is not " old" old is 1950's ...an old 50-60s J or E 7.5hp model can be found in much better shape sometimes $100-150$ if you search and are...
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    1983 15hp evinrude overheating

    good news... onward to something else. you can always pull the cyl head and peek at the water jacket.... cyl head gasket is not to expensive... carefull with bolts. salt water or fresh water engine ???
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    1983 15hp evinrude overheating

    find the broken fin from the old impeller !!! try a back flow (engine shut off) with the LU off... look for the broken fin
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    90HP Evinrude E-Tec

    BTW whenever removing the lower clamshell.... be VERY carefull to line things up on reassembly and NOT OVERTORQUE the bolts which would snap off the the plastic bolt retainers . A few of mine got broken by a dealer (I suspect) but I managed to fix/glue things up (another story !) . I...
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    90HP Evinrude E-Tec

    Hot is not normal first thing to check is the impeller old ....new.... broken up... last changed ??? Next could be a stuck thermostat but change the impeller if age is unknown you are apparently not overheating enough and going into safe mode which is good but you need to fix...
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    Max Throttle on 1995 Evinrude E150 GLEOM

    well in theory OB's are meant to be and like to be run like wild horses. it helps reach proper temperature, burn fuel properly and spitt out exhaust carbon gunk that can develop and accumulate overtime. if you plan on limiting the top RPMs to just slow down you may be creating...
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    each half of the CC is independent. if a vacum loss is suspected and you still have the reed plate out can you feel equal pull of vacum of the left and right intake port if you place your hand in front of each section feel the vacum pulll on the upstrokes. one utube shows a possible...
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    whatever you do don'T force/bend the reeds !!
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    behind the carb is a plate behind that plate are reeds ... intake manifold no fuel sucked in could be CC vacum losssomewhere ( but check the delicate reeds on the failing half of the engine cc.
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    just say thanks dear ...Happy wife happy life....
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    Granpa always told us... "buy good tools they will last a lifetime ..and more". Unfortunately today I am not certain my grand kids will ever use or want to use all my stuff so I admit I do buy cheaper disposables sometimes. btw I still use one of grandpa's hammers :-)
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    1998 Johnson J90TSLECM 90 hp with Jet: leaking water

    Happy ending... the best :) thanks for your feedback
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    1971 Johnson 4hp no spark / possible bad coils?

    seen a cam lobe split open to by using an impact wrench.!!
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    1971 Johnson 4hp no spark / possible bad coils?

    hopefully tou tested condensers stand alone (not connected) otherwise that short was a measurement from grd to grd !! thus 0 ohms
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    2000 Evinrude e150fpxssv power trim issue

    fyi see doc and download this book https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-pyBmXzRaZ16y9sJ1QkSfjnBGwA-HzsB
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    1971 Johnson 4hp no spark / possible bad coils?

    coils look.. ok primary wire ( between short ones) at 1 ohm is OK from either short wire to the spring in the boot end should read 4-8 KILO ohm on the proper scale. condensers likely gone bad (small investment) . basic testing for capacitance kicks does not mean much... dead short...
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    1998 Johnson J90TSLECM 90 hp with Jet: leaking water

    may as well remove the PH and confirm base gasket matches the base config. check sealing on the water tube from the impeller maybe ?? was the refurbished ph the same year. ?? for ex. on the older mid 50s late 50s ob like the 5.5- 7.5 base gaskets configs varied...
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    1983 Evinrude 35HP lower unit compatability/interchangeability?

    well if the thing is up the creek and it is not an adjustement issue why not take the GC apart ( try utubes) and look -see what is wrong. Maybe a few parts need replacement to get you going. Of course GC swap is easy but you never know what you get when used ...
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