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    How do you feel when you use other people’s stuff and things go wrong.

    Years ago a friend begged me to use his boat as he didn’t want it just just sit unused. I agreed and of course on the first trip the lower unit blew up. I felt terrible but he insisted that it was okay and things happen. He had the lower replaced and again asked me to use the boat. I said no...
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    Stay safe

    I hope all of you in Nova Scotia and the surrounding areas are safe from the wild fires and all turns out okay for you all. All the Best
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    Just wanted to say

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all
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    Spark plug question

    Good day all I have picked up a 1985 30hp Johnson J30elcoa and it’s a 100/1 mix I’m not crazy about running that so I’m going with 50-1 but the plugs are fouling and it just doesn’t run as smooth with this mix. Does anyone have a suggestion on using a hotter plug? thanks for your help Tim
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    Carb trouble

    Hi all it’s been awhile but I’m back on a new project. I have an 87 J25rcur that’s running rich. I have had the carb apart several times now and there is no passage that has not been cleared. The only thing I have left to try is to try and get the nylon seat for the slow speed Neddle out...
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    85 Johnson 25 hp

    Hi all its been sometime now for me and I'm in need of a little help I just finished rebuilding an 85 j25rcur from the ground up. It went for a swim 10 years ago and now it lives to see another day. So after the rebuild it was time to see if she would start! She did! It fired up on the 2ng...
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    Torque specs for 25 hp Johnson

    Hi I'm looking for the torque specs for the J25RCUR it's an 87 25hp Johnson. Im rebuilding the power head and don't have the manual. Can anyone help me out with this. Thanks Tim
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    2002 Johnson 40hp stalls when fogging top cyclinder only

    Sadly I had to winterize the boat today and when doing so I found that when I fogged the top carb the engine stalled and when I did the bottom carb the rpm's increased. This has never happened to me in the past. In past years the rpm's would drop on both top and bottom but never stall in one and...
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    What year?

    I looking for the year of a Mercury 50hp. # 6450872 4cyl. Thanks
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    Controls for a tiller motor

    Hi all. I have a 2002 jhonson 40hp J40RLSNF It's a tiller motor with the shifter on the front no electric start. I would like to change it over to a remote motor. I see that I can get the steering kit so that's no trouble but my question is does anyone know if the control cables will hook up to...
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