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    fuel line troubleshooting 30hp '85 johnson seahorse

    my motor is bogging a little going into full throttle. i'm using ethanol fuel with stabil. where do i begin troubleshooting this? i have to pump the fuel from time to time after running full throttle for a distance. once the ball had been vaccummed shut.. do i have a fuel/air mixture...
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    starter fell off. +idle adjustment questions..etc....

    my starter came off the motor when i was out yesterday. '85 johnson seahorse 30hp. i thought my battery had lost charge, but when i opened the case i found a bolt in the bottom of the motor and eventually figured out it held the starter on the block. the bolt is straight without a head on it...
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    starter motor not raising up?

    on an '85 30hp seahorse. the starter motor stopped raising up and it just spins. i replaced my remote controls and cables today...and i noticed sparking from the battery before. could it be it's just flooded? i guess the motor should push itself up electrically? i'm just beginning. any ideas?
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    remote control power pilot help. desperate.

    i'm at a loss. i just worked for hours two days ago trying to repair a broken warm-up lever on the remote controls for a 85 30hp seahorse. yesterday i spent hours taking a power pilot out of an old boat to use to replace mine. today i spent hours and money wiring a new switch into the...
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    key switch push choke wiring

    i'm putting a push choke key switch into an older power pilot with a choke switch lever under the key switch. i think the lever choke was set up to be wired to the accessory pole. should i cut the older wire and just wire one purple from the motor to the choke pole? would i need to leave one of...
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    warm-up lever broken.

    motor-johnson '85 30hp seahorse my warm-up lever in my throttle is stripped and the lever lockout and lockout cam are both bent and misshapen now. in the linked diagram image i'm refering to parts 20 and 67: http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4139567310tq7.png could i drill a hole...
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    Choke popping up and jamming throttle. ('85 30hp seahorse)

    i've got a 30hp '85 Johnson Sea-Horse. the screw that holds the choke lever broke the other day so i opened the case and put in another screw and cleaned it out. now the choke keeps popping up and jamming the throttle when i move through idle. it seems the little plastic notch on the small...
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