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    1985 60HP Johnson lower unit vent hole leaking

    I have a 1985 60 HP Johnson and the lower unit vent hole is leaking. I tried to find anything on troubleshooting but had no luck. It is definitely lower unit gear oil, Any idea what is causing it? Is that a shaft drain seal?
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    Nikko Horn wiring

    I have an older Nikko model YPL horn and I was wondering how you can tell which wire is positive or negative. Each horn on the assembly has two gray wires coming out...How do I determine which is which and how do you wire it up?
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    temp gauge-which wire

    Hello, i have a 1985, 2 cyl, 60 hp johnson, i just rebuilt the motor and want to put in some gauges. Where or what do i connect the wire from the gauge to the motor. Is it the tan open connection by the temp sensor? I'm not sure.
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    Is water leaking normal..after rebuild?

    I just put together my 60 hp johnson, new pistons, etc. I ran it and had no exterior leaks on the engine at all. When i shut it off i noticed the mid section was draining a lot of water out the front side, mating with the lower unit, i've never noticed that before. I pulled the lower unit, mid...
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    head gasket installation with/without sealant

    I am getting ready to put my haead back on my 60 hp johnson 2 cyl. The old and original gasket definitley had sealant on it. I asked a dealer yesterday and he said don't put anything on it. I think if it was sealed it would only help back up the sealing surface of the metal rings, and would...
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    where does the blue seal side go

    Hello, i have recently purchased a head gasket for my 60 hp johnson, one side of the gasket is flat the other side has a raised blue seal/seal coating. The gasket will fit either way, but what side does the seal side face, the head or the cylinder? thanks
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    torque on johnson 1985 60 hp crank case

    Hello, I was wondering about the torque values on my 60 hp johnson, 2 cyl crank case. There are 14 bolts total to install. My seloc book says the upper, center and bottom bolts be torqued to 19 ft lbs (these bolts, 6 each are 3/8 in dia.) and that torque makes sense. The other bolts (8 ea 1/4...
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    Gel Seal on Crank Case

    Hello, i am getting ready to put back together the crank case for my johnson 60 hp. I have the gel seal and know that it has to go on the flat surfaces of both sides. where else does it need to be applied? it looks like the was some applied to outer surface of bearing assemblies and maybe some...
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