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    Can you tell me which starter drive gear I need?

    The motor is a 1988 88 Hp. The part number on the starter is 389954. The drive assembly they show for my motor does not look anything like the drive gear on the starter. (The gear shown on the replacement starter looks right, but I only need a new gear) Thanks for the help.
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    Is a 17x13.25 prop roughly equivalent to a 19x13

    I have a 17 ft. runabout with a 1988 Johnson 88hp. The 17x13.25 prop that is currently on the boat seems about right in that I get about 5000 rpm WOT with four adults in the boat. I have another prop that came with the boat as a spare (which needs repair) that is a 19x13. Would this prop give...
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    Is leaking exhaust cover gasket a big deal?

    I have a 1988 88Hp SPL. I got it out of storage and by some small miracle it started right up and seems to idle fine. I noticed while running it in a tank that that exhaust gasket is leaking at the bottom and blowing bubbles in the water that pools up a little in the lower engine cover. Two...
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    88Hp Shifting Problem

    I have a 1988 88Hp V4 with a sudden shifting problem. It shifted fine going into both forward and reverse at about 15 degrees either side of center and going into neutral with the shift straight up. All of a sudden it is shifting into reverse when pulling the shift back only slightly and does...
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