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    I think I have a problem, and I'm not sure what to call it

    I've finally gotten everything tweaked and working right on my boat, just waiting for my 5 terminal ignition to get here. I took the boat out today with the family just to cruise around and do a little fishing. The boat is running well, the only issue that I've found is when I try to go fast...
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    Johnson and Evinrude Electric Shift, what years are the same?

    I've got a 1970 Johnson 40hp electric shift that I've been collecting donor motors for. I found a 1972 Evinrude 40hp electric shift that I can pick up fairly cheap with controls and whatnot. Will the 72 have the same pieces the 70 has? -John
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    Need some help finding a carb kit

    I've looked all over and can't find a carb kit for a 1970 Johnson 40es70a All the kits I've run across are for either up to 68/69 or 71 and later. I have yet to find the carb kit for a 1970 40hp johnson. Any help, or an oem part number for the complete kit?
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    Johnson 40hp electric shift conversion from a 33hp?? Will it fit and work?

    I've got the 1970 electric shift johnson on the boat now, and hopefully everything is ironed out and it's ready to go. But, I was told by several to have another motor ready to go because the shift solenoids aren't real reliable. So I've got 2 1968 Johnson 33hp engines that are complete. One...
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    How long can a motor run out of water before impeller damage?

    Last night my motor fired up on it's own(think I've got that solved) It ran, out of water, for about 20-25 seconds before I made it out of the house and to the boat to kill it with the grounding switch(grounds out everything) I found out, today, that a ground wire was actually a hot wire and...
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    Ghost in the engine??? Fired up on it's own

    Alright, I've got a 1970 Johnson 40hp Electric shift. We've rewired the ignition piece of the wiring harness and put in a magneto ground on toggle switches to kill the motor. We went out to the lake today and found that the battery had melted part of the terminal that the trolling motor was...
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    1970 40hp Johnson Electric Shift Lube and Fuel Mix

    What kind of lower unit lube does this thing take? What fuel mix is it supposed to have? I've heard 50:1, 40:1 and 20:1:eek:
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    Steering Rod Question

    On the steering rod, one end is flat and one has a balljoint type fitting on it. Is it imperative that the balljoint be connected to the motor, or is it ok to connect that end to the steering rod and the flat end to the motor?
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    1970 40hp Johnson Electric Shift Questions, long read

    I recently traded for a 1970 Johnson 40hp electric(selectric) shift motor. The motor fires up and runs well. The model number is 40es 70a Serial Number J3295244 I'm having issues with the shift control. Not really issues I guess, just questions. I've checked the resistance on both shift...
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    Aluminum Boat Transom Repair, question about how to get it out

    I've been looking at the seacast and don't believe I'll be able to make it work for this boat, just because the way everything is laid out in front of the transom. No big deal. The transom is trashed, even the aluminum got tore up a little bit. I bought it from a guy who bought it from a lady...
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    New Question, just scored a 55hp Evinrude

    Alright, I now have setting at my house 1971 55hp Evinrude with the old cable type steering(can it be changed) 1982 40hp Mercury in pieces, that only ran half the time when it ran 198? 25hp Mercury in perfect working order 1981 65hp Suzuki DT65 with a jacked up lower unit The 40 and 65 are...
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    Will a 25hp Mercury push a 16' Basstracker?

    I recently bought a basstracker that's in need of a lot of tlc. It came with a 40hp mercury that someone tried to work on and lost some pieces to:facepalm: I've got a pretty decent 25hp mercury that runs out well and whatnot that we had on a 16 foot barge. It pushed the barge pretty well. Do...
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    1981 Suzuki DT65 shift linkage adjustment

    Can anyone tell me how this linkage should look to figure out how to adjust it?
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    1981 Suzuki DT65 questions

    I bought this motor off of another forum. The ad: I bought it and a friend of the family that is a retired boat mechanic helpe me install it. At the time, he didn't think to check the linkage adjustment and tried to walk me through it over the phone yesterday. He won't be able to actually...
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    1975 Mercury 850 Thunderbolt 85hp

    I finally got into the motor on the rebel I picked up a few weeks ago. It was rebuilt in 98 and the boat was parked in 2004-05 and hasn't been on the water since. I put in new plugs, they're funny plugs that I've never seen before, no gap. Weird:confused: Anyways, before the new plugs went...
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    Batteries, what kind?

    On my old boat I used a 275amp lawnmower battery to power the trolling motor and fish finder. I figure a bigger boat needs bigger batteries. It's a 75 Rebel 17' bassboat w/an 85hp Mercury Thunderbolt 850 2 stroke The accessories will be, A 50lbs or so trolling motor Eagle Cuda 300 fish...
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    1975 Rebel Sprucing Up-Pic Heavy

    I reckon this is the rebuild thread for the 1975 Rebel Bass Boat we picked up. Pics come six at a time, I reckon Isn't there supposed to be something over the nut???
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    I just found the site and have lots of questions about restoration

    I just bought a 1975 Rebel 17ft boat with a Mercury Thunderbolt 850 85hp 2 stroke. Motor was rebuilt in 98 and the boat hasn't been ran since 2005. It came with the original dealer paperwork and all the paperwork from 86 when the man that I bought it from got it from the original owner. It's...
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