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    1984 18hp Starting Problems

    I'm a admitted outboard motor addict. I just acquired this motor and put a new impeller in it. The timing advance knob/ wire is jacked up/ broken. I pulled the choke knob out which doesn't advance the timing or throttle and primes the carb. I did this two or three times and noticed that it...
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    I messed up!!

    I'm working on a 1986 Johnson 15 for the neighbor. The bottom coil was arcing on the strap on the inside around the bolt so I decided it needed replacement. I didn't keep track of how the coils were positioned nor the mounting hardware sequence (I now have been lead to believe that this has...
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    1966 9.5 Evinrude won’t start.

    I’m working on it with my hunting buddy. It’s his motor. It has spark on both cylinders and pops off a bit but won’t really run at all. I squirted some ether in the carb but it didn’t make a difference (yea I know that’s not a real hot idea but I did it anyway). Should I keep after the...
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    Broken Choke Detent

    This topic has been posted before, but I've not seen it answered. So the detent broke inside the carburetor silencer cover. I ordered a new detent (a real nightmare and shortage of these now with a $30 price tag for a tiny piece of plastic) and attempted to replace it. Seems like a pretty...
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    1975 25hp Evinrude Overheating

    I got rid of my old set up and acquired a 25hp 1975 Evinrude. I put in a new impeller and fired it up. It runs great. Lots of water coming out of the exhaust tube. It seemed like it was getting hot so I pulled the thermostat plate and pulled the thermostat out and fired it up. Just a tiny...
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    79 25 Johnson hydrolocking

    Back to my 1979 25 hp Johnson. float is all screwed up and I can’t get it to keep from flooding the engine. It even goes to the point of hydro locking the motor (can’t pull the recoil starter) Pull the plugs and give it a pull and gas blows out big time. Anyone heard of this??? I find it...
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    Top Cylinder Not Firing

    My 1977 Johnson 25 hp was running great WOT and then shut down to idle with the throttle wide open. It wouldn't start after that. Upon closer inspection and trouble shooting, I've got no spark on the upper cylinder. Is it the coil or could it be something else?
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    New to Downriggers

    I started using downriggers on my boat last week. I've fished with them on other boats but have never had the experience like I'm having with my own. I was dragging fish around with no clue that they were even on my line. When I pulled the pole out of the release, it was apparent that I had a...
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    1977 25hp Johnson Sneezing

    I set up the idle jet on my 77 Johnson 25 hp and it idles like a champ. I ram it wide open for a bit and tried to come back down to idle and it sneezes and backfires for quite a while before it settles back down to idle. The last time I took it out it didn't seem to want to idle real well...
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    1988 Johnson 8 hp Help! Seized?

    I've got a 1988 8hp that I just bought from my uncle for $150. The throttle can go from idle to full throttle in gear, reverse or neutral. It seems, I would think, that this may be my problem, safety limitations that I cant seem to find or correct that limits it from starting in gear and/or at...
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    Shear Pin Stuck in Shaft??????

    Ever heard of this before??????? Yea, 1966 18 hp Evinrude and I hit something that was floating just underneath the water. Sheared the pin. Took off the prop and the shear pin is stuck in the shaft. It sheared perfectly against the shaft and there is nothing left of it other than what's in...
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    Replaceing the pull rope 9.9

    I started putting it back together and the pinion spins clockwise turning the power head counter clockwise. Have I gone brain dead or am I missing something?
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    5 hp Johnson starter problems

    Maybe I've gone brain dead. I put on the recoil starter and got looking at it. The only way the pinion will engage the power head is clockwise and it turns the head counter clockwise. Am I missing something?
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    7.5 Gamefisher Shaft Busted??

    I replaced the impeller to cool down the exhaust tube and put it back together. Now the powerhead won't turn the shaft. I took it back out and can run the prop by hand and can feel the resistance of the new impeller. I put it back up in the power head and nothing happens shifing from neutral...
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    7 hp Chrysler clockwise or counterclockwise

    I just inherited what I believe is a 1969 7 hp Chrysler. I've cleaned up the carb, replaced fuel lines, etc. The recoil starter was fouled up when I got it. Pulling the cord, it appears to want to turn the power head counter clockwise to start it. Is this correct???? Doesn't seem right to...
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    25 hp. carb problems

    OK, so I buy and resurect an old 1969 25 hp. Johnson. I put in a new impeller, change the plugs, decarb, etc. She runs great at idle in a barrel so I decide to boat test her. She won't run at WOT, so I close the choke plate and she'll come up and run great. If I close the choke plate with...
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    Magneto Cam

    I have a 1968 Johnson 20 hp. I'm trying to set the points and am having some malfunction. I can get one side gapped great, however the other side.....well, not so good of luck. Could the magneto cam be worn out on that side. Do magneto cams wear out???
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    1996 25 hp Johnson 2cyl.

    Two questions. First one is that I start it up and with the choke (primer valve thingamabob) pushed in, it sucks the fuel line bulb down and dies pretty quickly. If I leave the choke (primer valve thingamabob) pulled out, it will run and doesn't draw down the fuel line bulb much and runs for...
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    1968 20 hp wont crank out RPM's

    It idles like a champ, but wont even come close to WOT. It will go about half rpm's and sound like its bogging out and actually and eventually will loose some rpm if I stay on the throttlle very long. I've torn apart the carb and cleaned it out good taking extra time examining the high speed...
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    6hp Johnson Carb

    I took apart the carburator and cleaned it up. On the high speed nozzle, there once was a rubber gasket of sorts, kind of like an incredibly small version the rubber gasket on the ends of your garden hose. Well I lost the dag nab thing. I put it back together anyway and now the motor bogs down...
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