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    looking for the cavation plate

    been gone awhile,sorry for the dumb question. i have a 93 40 hp.johnson am looking for the cavitation plate, is it the one with the bolts thru it or the one above it? locally i have gotten both places,just trying to get new to me motor set up to the boat. thanks ron
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    grease

    while getting boat ready for summer,was greasing all the zerks on the 40 hp johnson ,after completing this went to change cartrige in grease gun then found it was marine grade wheel bearing grease. any harm in this?
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    weight for long lining

    does anyone know how much weight it takes to reach a certain depth longlining a 8 or 11 inch flasher at about 2.5 mph ? thanks for any help
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    battery mystery

    a friend has been running 2 cannon 5 mag down riggers off his main deep cell starting motor,whitch is hooked to all the electronics in the boat. being worried over if running downrigers all day would leave him stranded, he bought a seperate marine battery deep cell, the downriggers have 3...
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    gps

    how precise is a garmin legand handheld gps for use in trolling?
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    transducer mounting

    what i have is a 15 ft. alum boat. the bottom is about 12 in. further out than the transom,sort of built in tabs or something? it is a 1957 lawney, so if anyone knows about this boat, please let me know. the bottom has 5 strakes. currently have the transducer mounted on a adjustable transom...
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    2004 4 stroke

    ji have a 2004 8 hp.4 stroke j8 r4 sr. only used for trolling, after trolling for 4 or so hrs at about 1 mph, it will die, restarts first pull, and runs fine for a few more hrs. dies again. has new plugs rp 10 hc gaped at .27 pull plugs they look oily. should they be gapped higher? thanks for...
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    interchange chart

    was reading post from april 24 2010, on intrechange chart on l/u . what changed from 92 to 93 on 40 hp l/u that would change that the two wouldnt interchange?
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    service manuals

    this is just in my opinion, i have the 1992 omc j/e service manual,could not find exactly the info i was looking for, went to library found a seloc manual that showed step by step procedure to remove the part i wanted to remove.so unless omc figures that anyone who buys their manual knows...
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    aux. motor bracket

    does anyone know ho wto install the old style aux. motor bracket? probably late 50s-early 60s,
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    2004 8 hp

    have a 2004 johnson 8 hp-j8r4sr. i have posted the question beforeso i now have new ones. i got this motor from a local dealer who is no longer selling johnsons. it has no # on transom bracket,just the tag. one mechanic says it probably was a dealer demo model? was in orignal box new. model # is...
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    8 hp. 4 stroke

    have a 2004 8 hp. 4 stroke-j8r4sr, just had the water pump replaced this spring, now it doesnt seem to pump water out tell tale. need to know procedure to replace water pump. was charged 300.00 last time need to save money, have read many posts ,but not on this particular motor. detailed...
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    bilge pump

    bought a attwod automatic bilg pump 500 gph. do i need to hook up a switch? or can i run the wires straight to the battery? thanks for any help.
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    initials

    does anyone know of a university with the initials fub-- like florida university bulldogs? dont know anywhere else to ask. thanks in advance
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    8 hp

    i have a 2004 johnson 8 hp. j8r4sr, bought this from a local dealer in 2006 as left over stock, and they only deal in hondas. there is a id plate on the port side, but no numbers or anything,just blank. does anyone know any reason for this? thanks for any help. funny how little things bug people.
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