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    seastar steering seal leaks

    I have a 1988 Johnson 225 with a front mount seastar hydraulic steering system. There is a leak at the hydraulic cylinder. I bought the seal kit, removed the cylinder from the engine mounts, removed the snap rings that hold the glands in place, but cannot remove the end glands from the...
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    '87 Johnson 225 no spark port side

    No spark on the port side of engine. My engine has 2 power packs, I have swapped them and the problem remains on the port side. I even swapped a coil just to be sure that all three coils aren't bad. I tried following the Seloc ignition tests and all seem good except the charge coil resistance...
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    submerged engine

    Near the end of last season, my boat sank at the dock. Appears like the batteries died while I was away on extended vacation. Should have pulled it out.<br /><br />Anyway, I pulled it out of the water and got it started within 1 hour. I let it run for about an hour, and in fact started it up...
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    engine surges at idle stalls on acceleration

    I have a 1987 Johnson 225 Looper. At cold start, the engine will start but will periodically surge (every 2 seconds revs up and down). Adjusting the throttle has no effect. I am not sure if pressing on the enricher has an effect. After a while running, the surging will stop, but then when I...
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    tilt/trim guage sending unit question

    Can anyone tell me if the Tilt/trim sending unit is used to control engine speed when the engine is tilted up? I do not have a tilt guage, but it seems the sending unit does not reliably read the specified 1 ohm in up and 88 ohms in down position. I was wondering if this sending unit could be...
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    Wellcraft Coastal 230 Deck Paint

    I recently purchased a 1988 Wellcraft Coastal 230. The cockpit has a coat of light gray paint over its entire surface. I have seen the cockpit painted the same way on many of these boats. The paint is worn and there are some minor stress cracks. What kind of paint would I use for this...
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