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    Johnson 55 hp throttle won't advance while in gear.

    It's been awhile. I only used it a few times several years ago. I was reluctant to haul it down to the harbor to try it out. Now I know. and I will 'give it a go'. Thanks for the replies.
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    Johnson 55 hp throttle won't advance while in gear.

    not sure if this will work but here's some pictures. 95 Johnson rwle, I believe.
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    Johnson 55 hp throttle won't advance while in gear.

    No....shifter mounted on right sidewall ...pretty standard position. Boat as steering wheel..
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    Johnson 55 hp throttle won't advance while in gear.

    This 1995 Seahorse starts easily, and throttle can advance while in neutral. To shift into gear, it must be at idle speed, and once in gear, the throttle can no longer be advanced, so it runs in gear at idle speed only. This is the same when the engine is not running,,,,,can have in gear or...
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    volvo occasionally backfires

    Ok, we're talking about a 151 Volvo here. Took it out first time in awhile and it only wanted to run about 2,000 rpms. Push the throttle up and it would immediately bog down and die unless I pulled back on the throttle. Eventually got to about 2200 rpms with only occasional backfires...
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    wiring questions volvo 151

    Mechanic put in a 'new' harness but never finished the job. After reading posts here, I determined that he had connected wrong tan (actually brown) wire to temp sender. Figured this by grounding. Let me say that there are 2 brown wires coming out of harness together. Also 2 purple ones. So...
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    volvo cooling

    Since I put the pertronix ignitor in my Volvo aq151b, it runs smoother than ever. Plus with the new impeller, cooling system is great!<br />However, I have a problem which I discovered when replacing the impeller. Impeller is found in a self contained unit fastened to a bracket with 2 small...
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    cooling system leak Volvo 151

    I just got this 4 cylinder Volvo 151 engine running for the first time in 2 years. Immediately determined that impeller needed to be replaced and did that. Now I notice a leak that appears to be coming from under the timing belt cover. This cover has some strange 'fasteners' which I have...
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    frozen volvo shifter

    Okay, I got my trim tilt going!<br /><br />Next major problem is my shifter is frozen. It won't go forward or back. I've removed handle, but I'm stuck trying to remove cables or body of shifter to determine the problem(s). Also, it is side mounted so that I can't do more than feel the cables...
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    volvo trim problem

    I have a volvo 151 with 290 outdrive. Trim motor is fairly new; however, it has been sitting for many months, and is not working. What I want to do is raise drive so I can tow the boat. Can I do this through the leads to the motor itself? It has a single plug in 'module' with blue and green...
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    dead electrical system

    Replaced battery and solenoid at same time in my volvo 151. Now the starter, tilt, and gauges are all dead. The only reponse I can get with test light is between solenoid ground and battery. Crossed wires in process of replacing solenoid and created spark. Pushed circuit breaker and looked...
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    volvo 151 sputters and dies

    This morning it was dying repeatedly while on my way out fishing so I turned around and went in. Then in the washdown area it ran fine even when I revved it up.<br /><br />I have already:<br />replaced points and rotor<br />replaced fuel filter<br />replaced vacuum line<br /><br />Any...
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