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    Mercury oil injection - keep or delete?

    Hey all, I just bought a used 2001Mercury 40 HP ELPTO motor, and this one has an intact oil injection system. Are these oil systems reliable? The motor has good compression, so I’m assuming that it’s working as intended but I’m wondering if I should keep it or delete incase it fails sometime in...
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    How can I make my Tracker 40 HP faster?

    Like my title said, how do I make this thing go fast? For some background, it has a new stator, rebuilt carb, new fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel lines. It’s on a 13 foot Whaler Sport. Compression is 130 and 120. Since I’ve replaced nearly everything that I can think of, I’m wondering it there’s...
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    Cant shift back to neutral after lower unit replacement

    Hey all, I have a 2003 Mercury Tracker 40hp ELPT and since I removed and re-installed the lower unit, I cant get the shifter control to go back to neutral after I move it forward. I recently had the lower unit off to replace an impellor, and that is when the problem started. The shift shaft was...
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    Thoughts on a Johnson JW

    Hey all, I'm thinking about getting a Johnson JW series if I run across one. I have some experinces with the Johnson HD-25 and TN-series, and I'm wondering how the JW would compare against them. Do any parts interchange between them? Is the JW quieter and run smoother than the HD series? Aside...
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    Mariner 9.9 project

    So I got this outboard from my neighbor. From what I can tell it’s a 1978 or 1979 Mariner built by Yamaha. I tried to do a compression test on it and I got 55PSI out of the top cylinder but the starter rope frayed really badly after the 3rd pull when testing the bottom cylinder so I really...
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    1963 Johnson 3hp

    While I've been tinkering with my TN-28 I ran across this on Craigslist. http://kansascity.craigslist.org/boa/4664703096.html Are the 3horses good for trolling only? Are there any pros or cons when comparing them to the TN series outboards? What's a fair price for one of these and the stand...
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    Johnson TN-28, Idle and cooling

    I'm back to tinkering with my TN-28 and I'm noticing some things. First, when I run it at a steady speed, I notice that the RPM's surge a little. Is this normal with these engines, or indicative of another problem? Also, when I first start it up, there is a steady stream of cooling water coming...
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    TN-28 won?t run w/o priming.

    I am stumped on this thing. I worked on it last year cleaning the carb and replacing the coils and I actually had it running for 10 minutes about a year ago. Shortly after it ran it wouldn?t run for more than a second or 2 at a time. I shelved it since it was September and I haven?t looked at it...
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    TN-28 cranking without sparkplugs

    I got a silly question for my TN-28 - will I hurt my coils if I crank the motor over with the spark plugs out? I thought I read somewhere that the spark plug wire needs to be grounded when turning the motor over. -Karl
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    Johnson TN series Seahorses - whats the difference?

    Are there any Johnson Seahorse experts out there? What are the differences between the TN-26, 27 and 28 series seahorses? What parts interchange between the various models? I?m wanting to get a spare powerhead unit to rebuild over the winter for my TN-28 and I want to make sure I buy the right...
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    Johnson Seahorse revival

    Hey there I just acquired this Johnson Seahorse model TN-28. When I was inspecting it I noticed that there was liquid in its gas tank. I emptied the tank into a old coffee can and the liquid that came out was milky and smelled sort of like weak turpentine. I looked into the tank and saw some...
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