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    Leak or exhaust? Fix? 69 Johnson

    My '69 Johnson, 55hp, seems to be leaking from behind the prop. It looks like unburned oil (judging by: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=250519 ) The above thread identified it, but didn't say if it was an issue or not. It seems like something that ought to be fixed, right? How...
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    Plastic deck covering and flooring

    I have a 2000 Smokercraft Osprey (16 ft walk through) The plastic covering they put over the deck is falling apart and I want to replace it. Carpet would be the cheap and easy way... to spend the rest of my life trying to get fish scales out of it. I would like to replace it with something...
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    69 Johnson Dies. Investigators find no clues.

    So my 69 Johnson, 55hp, is still a giant P.O.S. I was having a lovely day, catching Kokanee by the bucket load, when my motor stopped. It didn't choke out, shimmy and shake, or anything interesting. It just cut out like I had turned the ignition off. After a few minutes of profanity, I...
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    Fuel Pump- repair or replace?

    I have a 55hp 1969 Johnson (55esl69a) with a leaking fuel pump. It is leaking between the front cover and the middle piece... not the gasket on the filter, but somewhere behind. I saw on the fuel pump thread that the thing is apparently full of little springs and what not, so i am a little...
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    Wiring questions

    Motor is a 69 Johnson 55hp I was all proud of myself for replacing all of my fuel lines, just finishing that up when I noticed the wires running beside it looked like they were caked with something. I attempted to clean them and discovered it was actually the wire sheathing falling apart...
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    69 Johnson wiring harness

    Anybody know where I can find a wiring harness for my 55hp '69 Johnson (55esl69a) for less than $170? If it isn't one thing, it's another.... why do we do this to ourselves?
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    69 Johnson 55hp tune-up

    My new (old) motor (model 55ESL69A) Ain't right. I will order a repair manual in a couple weeks, but until then, I need some help... the fish won't wait that long. When I first got this, the engine was coughing and dying at low idle and generally sounding like junk. I adjusted the throttle...
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