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    intermittent tach and not charging 1994 ocean pro 150

    1994 Ocean Pro 150 - the tach is intermittent, very rarely works but will pop on here and there, and I'm getting about identical 12.4xv while idling and off, then around 10.8-11.2 while under way with the sonar and stereo running. I'm thinking both stator and regulator/rectifier. Not seeing test...
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    1994 OceanPro 150 lost reverse, sort of

    I've owned this motor a long time with no gearcase trouble at all. Last time out going home waiting my turn at the dock out of seemingly nowhere it had a very hard time hitting reverse. Two clacky engagements later I was on the trailer. Got home and found the prop now spun freely with a slight...
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    Coast guard can search vessels without cause, but can they search you?

    I get that CG has exceptionally absurd authority to search vessels in US waters and this question is not quite about that. Returning from offshore fishing with some friends I was told by fishing law enforcement to head to a Coast Guard station very close to where the LE stopped us. The CG...
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    140hp steering arm bolt head broke off

    1990 140hp E140TLESE I'm trying to get this exhaust housing apart, but removing the two bolts that go horizontally into the steering arm one of the heads snapped right off like it knew I was coming. Everything but this one headless bolt is out and I can wiggle the exhaust housing around on the...
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    Different lengh shift shafts on 20" gearcases?

    Replacing the gearcase on a 1990 Johnson 140hp 20" with a 1985 90hp gearcase. It seems the shift shafts are not compatible. On the 1985 the top bend forward toward the shift arm is at an angle that doesn't meet up with my shift arm. Even pinned to the back of the tube it's angled too far...
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    Evinrude 8hp super hot 1984

    E8RCRM 1984 8hp I got this motor running recently and all seemed good until I checked the head temperature and found 280*. It's running in a 5 gallon bucket and it has a strong telltale stream. Removed a thoroughly dead and rotted thermostat and started it up and water gushed out of the...
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    Air silencer top cover missing 1984 Evinrude 8hp

    1984 E8RCRM I'm fixing this up for my brother and it's missing the top half of the air silencer. Apparently the bay ate it some years ago. This link shows the top and bottom halves- Johnson Evinrude 0325299 Base Air Silencer 325299 0330479 Cover 330479 Outboard | eBay I know that would be a...
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    V6 gearcase reassembly pictures

    1990 Johnson/Evinrude V6 gearcase rebuild reassembly This is not supposed to be a how-to and it does not cover every single step but hopefully it will help anyone who finds themselves staring blankly at the manual's occasionally vague and ambiguous steps or when the lab-like pictures in the...
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    Flywheel all kinds of boned 1987 200hp

    1987 E200TXCUC that I picked up cheap a while back and never really got around do doing much on I'm troubleshooting no spark on this motor (true factory service manual) and have run into two two likely cuplrits. The PO bought this thing non-sparking for the hull that it came attached to. He...
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    278* head. oops.

    Johnson 140 1990 I did something really dumb a few minutes ago. I was testing a new water pump and turned on my hose timer and then seriously lost track of time. First it didn't pee so i bumped the RPMs up a bit and it started cooling and i put it back in N. Shortly after the starboard head...
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    Drive shaft snapped (1990 140hp)

    1990 140hp I was running about 3k RPM last weekend when I heard a BANG clack clack clack then the motor smoothed out. I thought it sounded and felt a lot like what people describe clutch dogs shearing off as, but then I dropped the LU (after being towed home) and found this. Pulled off the...
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    1984 Mariner V-150 spark issues

    A family member just gave me a boat with a 1984 Mariner V-150 s/n 6533174. I've run it before but it's basically been in disuse for several years with the last time it was on the water over a year ago. Now it's got some problems from sitting around in a driveway for ages. I haven't gotten a...
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    Does this look like a slipping prop?

    1990 140hp johnson / 16' cape horn deep v Do these pics look like this prop is slipping? The pictures are of a loaner from a local shop after running it saturday and sunday. My current prop is 15x17 and in rough water or when heavily loaded I'm maxing out at 5k but with a light load in flat...
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    what is this style of boat called?

    edit: nevermind i found my answer.
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    Idle timing screw? Johnson 140

    1990 Johnson 140 V4 The OMC manual says to adjust the idle timing with the idle timing screw. I don't see D on my motor.
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    neutral safety switch operation

    1990 johnson 140 When the neutral safety switch is engaged does it stop the motor from running (kill a running motor) or does it just ground out the keyswitch from sending voltage to the starter solenoid?
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    Motor jumps around wildly, misfiring

    1990 Johnson 140 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYJ3RzD0-yQ I'm aware of what's written on the cowling :) It runs smoothly up to about 2300, then starts to miss badly until it hits a brick wall at 2800. Occasionally it will act like its going to take off, smoothing out and pulling for a...
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    What are these fuel line sizes? '90 J140

    1990 Johnson 140 I'm replacing all of my fuel lines because they are badly ethanol eaten. A local dealer had my 5/16 but was in the middle of a huge remodeling and couldn't find any of the two smaller lines that I need to route into and around the carbs. West Marine just plain didn't have the...
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    1987 Evinrude 200 looper or crossflow?

    I'm going to go see a 1987 evinrude 200 model E200TXCUC tomorrow. It's going to be a teardown project motor. Seller says it came non-functional on a boat he bought, couldn't get it to spark, installed a used stator, still didn't spark, and didn't want to keep putting money into it. I figure for...
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    Starboard side not pulling its weight J140

    1990 johnson 140 I'm having trouble idling when in the water. It idles great on the muffs. Two weeks ago it idled perfectly in the water, and at the end of the day it wouldn't stay idling. Max RPMs 4200, normal max 5600. Idled at 500 in the water when it would, normally 750. Spark test showed...
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