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    I screwed up update

    Last week I posted how I smoked my impeller. I took the lower unit off with and the burnt impeller. Removered the thermostats and washed out the system through the pickup tube with a garden hose. I did a compression test and read 95 and 100 starboard and 110 110 port side. (1984 v4 90hp)...
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    I screwed up

    Was working on my 90 hp 1984 Johnson and ran it with out water. It ran for a few minutes then began to smoke. I suspect I burnt the impeller. Tried to run with water on and nothing came out the pee hole. She still starts and runs but I think I cloggged the water system with burnt rubber...
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    90hp johnson wont plane out

    I'm restoring an old Mako 17 classic with an 84 90 hp Johnson. The motor sounds good but when I give it gas and put it under a load it bogs reves and bogs again. I had it on plane for a second just out in the channel the nothing the rpms drop and it starts to vibrate. We thought we could...
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