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    flushing attachment to remove scale from cooling system on outboard

    My Johnson 150 is too big to stick it in a trash can with vinegar in it. Plus I'd have to somehow jack the boat up in the air. Isn't there an attachment you can put on the hose going into the muffs, that you could fill with vinegar and let that cycle through? If not, there is an invention...
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    servicing FasTrak trim/tilt on 2001 Johnson 150

    The fluid was a dark tan, but did not appear water contaminated. I don't see any way to drain and clean out other than by disassembly, which is listed as "Difficult" in my shop manual. So how about I open the cap, run it all the way down, catching the spillage in a pan, then go back up while...
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    frogs in bilge pump outlet

    I couldn't figure out why my bilge pump wasn't working, so I took the hose off the pump and squirted water thru only to see a little green head pop out of the outlet fitting. I'm in Florida and there are a zillion mosquitoes where I live and thus a zillion frogs. I have googled all about to...
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    reconnecting oil injection procedure

    After a few incidents of spilling 2 cycle oil all over myself and the boat, I plan on reconnecting. The reason I disconnected it was because the No Oil light came on three times and I panicked. I now believe that the oil line had become porous and that was the culprit, because I did a check...
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    fuel line vent cutoff valve to diminish ethanol separation

    As you know, the ethanol in the gas (in Florida) absorbs moisture from the air. When it gets to a critical level, it separates to the bottom of the tank. When you start your engine (it will start), the separated ethanol displaces the lubrication oil from the moving parts ... and the engine...
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    voltage on yellow-black ignition wire

    I have gone thru the tests, and my 2000 OIS power pack on my 2001 Johnson 150hp is the cause for no spark on starboard bank. I am ordering new one. OK, so something made the power pack croak, and I don't want to install new pack only to have it croak as well. CDI installation pdf says to...
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    re-time necessary after replacing power pack?

    I've no spark on one side of my V6 150 carb'd, and I've gone through the tests and determined it is the power pack. So ... I take the old one off, put the new one on ... do I have to redo the timing (which was fine prior to malfunction)? Of course I threw my timing light away, so would have to...
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    driveshaft fell out of lower unit during water pump service

    I've serviced water pumps many times, but this time when pulling the impeller off the shaft, the whole shaft came out of the lower unit. That doesn't seem right. Has something that should have kept this from happening, like a pin or something, broke or fell out? Do I need to take this...
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    hole size for ancor 607010 panel mount fuse

    Is it (I hope) 7/16? Need to make an order; don't want to redrill panel, or worse get new panel.
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    OMC engine tuner red shrader valve

    My dealer gave me a fitting that goes on the shrader valve by the choke on a 2000 150hp Johnson carbed, to shoot in the OMC Engine Tuner. I can get the cover off the carbs, and hook up the adapter to the shrader valve, but ... What is that red lever for?
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    water in oil injection reservoir

    A few drops of water fell in there when I was adding more oil. Is that going to be a problem? How often should I remove the oil reservoir, dump it out, clean and refill?
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    damage water pump using flusing port

    I have a 2000 150hp Johnson. I have been using the flushing port (not using ears) and connecting the hose up to that to flush it. HOwever, I have been running the engine during flushing. Has this damaged the water pump? How concerned should I be?
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    how difficult is it to rebuild lower unit

    I am getting some bits of metal flakes stuck on the magnet after only 1 hr run-time. I just got this engine. I am lucky. I have tools, work on cars, rebuilt a VW car engine and a V4 mercury powerhead way back when. Assuming I can find the shop manual for a 2001 Johnson 150HP, how difficult...
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    2000 150hp Johnson Ocean Pro Lower Unit

    What type oil is this supposed to have in it? The stuff in there is green.
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    Repowering recommendation

    I have a Sunbird 1989 SWL 200 boat which is a walkaround and weighs 3025 dry (and has a 67 gal tank). No motor. Max recommended motor size is 175 for this hull. Will a 150 hp engine work? I.e., a 2000 Johnson 150 carbed?
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    weight 1982 175 hp vs 1996 200 hp

    I am replacing my older Johnson 175 with a newer 200. It goes on a bracket. I want to make sure I am not exceeding bracket strength. How much more does bigger engine weigh?
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    upper motor mount removal 175 Johnson

    I have a 1982 Model J175TXCNB, with the powerhead and the lower unit already removed. I need to replace the upper motor mount (0387098) but the two bolts are frozen/rusted heads. There is no room to drill them or ez-out them out. I can sawzall them but will likely cause damage to the steering...
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    1984 stator test results interpretation

    1984 175hp Johnson Model J175TXCNB, S/N J5702547. The stator has 2 yellow wires coming out of it plus 2 other wires going to a plug that connects to what I assume is a power pack. If I disconnect all the wires, and check the yellow to ground, I show a short. Does this mean (1) the stator is...
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    stator wiring for 1984 175HP Model J570203

    My engine isn't charging. Rectifier has 3 wires, 2 yellow one red, and only indicates current flow one way on both, so assume the rectifier is OK. The stator has 4 wires coming out of it (not 3), two yellow and 2 red. When I disconnect all these wires from everything, and do a continuity...
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