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    How often do fuel pumps go bad?

    How often do fuel pumps go bad? Do they go bad? And what would cause it? I'm asking these questions because I believe I have a fuel problem since my 115 Johnson is sluggish off the get-go. It normally didn't do that at all before:(. So, is it the fuel pump or something else? How should...
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    /is the primer ball supposed to stay hard?

    Is the primer ball supposed to stay hard when the engine is running? I have a 115 Johnson
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    Primer ball won't get hard. Why?

    I can squeeze the primer ball as much as I want and it won't get hard. Why? And its new too!
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    Power trim and tilt. Only clicks with up

    I just did some investigating and the controls(the throttle and trim) is OMC. After basically breaking the arm part since it somehow won't come off the main controls I got out the switch. I noticed the trim has 3 wires. A blue,red and green. I followed the wires to a fuse box where their is a...
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    Power trim and tilt does not work. help please

    All of a sudden my power trim and tilt does not work. The switch is located on the shifter/throttle. I was on the bay today and my father was driving and he drove up on the sandbar with the motor trimmed fully down. I don't know if that is the cause but I have a feeling it is. The trim does not...
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    Power is strange. Fuel Problem?

    It seems that my 1980 115 outboard Johnson is sluggish of the start. Its strange though because it seems that it has to warm up(which takes time!) and then it has good power but not every time. It sometimes goes strong, but more sluggish:(. Is it a gas problem? If so, where do I start to check...
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