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    Tach hook up

    I have a 1985 Stratos 375V. Can anyone tell me what the original motor was on this boat? It now has a 1974 Johnson 115 and I would like to know if I can hook up the factory tach to the Johnson. The service manual on the Johnson says there is a grey wire for the tach located inside the remote...
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    WOT RPM for 74 115 Johnson

    It's time for a new prop. Can someone please give me the WOT RPM range for a 1974 Johnson 115? I know everyone suggests propping (is that really a word) to run in the upper RPM range but I'm CONCERNED being it is a 33 year old motor. Those poor rods and pistons have to be tired. I really don't...
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    spinning reel - bird's nest

    I have a MegaCast spinning reel that loves to frustrate me with birds nest. I've used 10 lb Stren mono, 20 lb Fireline & 12 lb Power Pro and I get the same results with them all. I've come to the conclusion that it is not caused by the line. I have 3 other spinning reels that give me NO...
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    Sluggish Johnson

    1977 70 horse Johnson. Starts fine but does not have power. The way the boat acts in the water, I would of said it's the carbs. If you get into the throttle slowly it gets up to about 10 mph and then starts bogging down. I COMPLETELY disassembled all three cards and cleaned with carb cleaner and...
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    74 Johnson 115 "chirping"

    1974 Johnson 115. It has been starting and running great all season until last weekend. Now it is very had to start and when it does start, I hear a "chirping" (sounds like a random fan belt chirp on a vehicle). Last night I had it running on the ear muffs and let it run for 5 minutes and...
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    73 115 johnson hard to cold start

    First post long time reader. I have a 1973 115h/p Johnson. It's very hard to start when it's cold. If I put 10 drops of fuel into each cylinder thru the spark plug hole it fires up and runs GREAT. I can shut it off and it fires back up with no problem. Here's what I've done so far. Compression...
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