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    Bad Cylinder

    I have a 115 hp 1997 Johnson. It will not crank, so I found it to have poor compression on 1 cylinder. Upon pulling the head on the right bank, I noticed that the lower cylinder has some serious scoring, which is the obvious problem. My question is this. What is a reasonable neighborhood for the...
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    1997 115 Johnson Starter Motor

    My battery has 12.35 volts, yet after turning the motor over about 10 or 12 revolutions it slows to a crawl, as if the battery has died. I tried to jump it across the celenoid and it still drags. Afterwards I tested the battery and suffered no significant voltage loss. Is the starter shot? If so...
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    1997 Johnson 115 spl just dies

    My 115 Johnson runs great, but intermittently shuts off while running at any speed. It restarts at the turn of the key. Sometimes it does it after running hard, and sometimes it happens at idle speeds shortly after cranking. trim up or down, rough or smooth water. No pattern only that it always...
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    Johnson dies but restarts easily

    I have a 1997 johnson 115 spl, that intermittently shuts off while running, but immediatly will restart easily. It is as if I turned off the key and then recranked it. It happens several times in a day, and is aggrevating to say the least. RPM's are not a factor. It happens wide open as well as...
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