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    Throttle control vs. forward/reverse gear

    Ok....here it goes. I took my boat out to the lake put it in. When i putting it in reverse, I moved the throttle all the way back before it would engage in reverse. By the way, it jerked hard into reverse and the throttle was all the way up by this time. When going forward, I moved the...
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    Steering parts

    I have a 1977 (85hp) Johnson. On each end of the Steering Tube (where the steering arms come out), there is suppose to be a cap or hub of some sort. I guess it's there to hold the tube grease in the tube and keeping it from escaping. The cap or hub looks like it is suppose to screw onto the...
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    1977 (85)HP Johnson...Battery drain when cranking.

    I just replaced my control box and cables, and made the unfortunate mistake of taking the boat out to the lake when I thought It was fixed. Once in the lake I attempted to crank the motor and emmediately noticed that the battery appeared to be drained of any cranking amps. I looked at the tach...
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    Wiring problems with new ignition...please help.

    I just purchase a new control box and new ignition to replace the old one. I followed the A,B,C,M,M,S terminal setup, but the ignition is still not working properly. on the old switch I had an easy setup, but this new one is confusing. These are the colors of my wires as follows...
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    stripped gear shift cable in command console

    I recently replaced water pump in lower unit on a (1977) 85 HP Johnson. When i put everything back together, I noticed that my gearshift cable was INOP. I manually shifted the gears into forward and reverse with the cable disconnected. The gears work fine, but I think I might have stripped my...
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    1977 85 hp Johnson (engine will not shut off)

    I can't get my motor to shut off when i turn the key in off position. I did mess with the wires some and i don't understand the wiring diagram all that well. I did mess with one wire (can't remember the color), but now it will not shut off. I feel like I completed a circuit or something. I...
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    (1977) 85 HP Johnson...Put lower unit back in and have no reverse.

    I just recently put the lower unit back in after replacing the impeller and cleaning out pump housing. Now when i throttle back in reverse, the propeller will not go in reverse. Does the trottle have to be all the way back for it to go into reverse? Is there an easy way to check out of water...
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    (1977) 85 HP Johnson not cooling..just replaced impeller.

    I just recently bought a '77 / 85 horsepower Johnson. It runs with little cranking effort. I was told the water pump or impeller needed to be replaced. I lowered the unit and replaced the impeller. But when I crank the engine using a flushing water mount, water would not circulate through...
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