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    Slow cranking speed on Johnson 130HP

    Cranking speed is slow, will hardly turn over. I checked the battery voltage at 12.67 volts. Used jumper cables to short across starter, it turned fast, also jumped to hot side of solinoid and grounded to motor, also turned fast. The battery connections look o.k. also if I jump from my trolling...
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    Thanks to xcusme

    I tried the things you suggested to find the problem with my battery going dead. Turns out I had A faulty power on/off switch. Replaced the switch and no more current flow! Wish I had known about this forum before I gave my local repair guy $74.00 not to fix the problem. This is the first time I...
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    Cranking battery goes dead

    I have a 1995 Johnson 130 HP. The cranking battery would not keep a charge so I bought a new one, same problem. I took boat to the marine repair shop, the repairman checked out the charging system and said he only found a loose ground wire on the switch. Two days later the battery was dead...
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