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I recently purchased a 115 hp powerhead for my boat. I installed the powerhead and was able to get it to idle in the yard with the muffs on. The next day my wife and I took the boat out for a water trial. It ran for about 5 mins and the overheat alarm came on. I quickly turned the motor off...
I just purchased a 1977 85hp Johnson (javelin) from a friend of mine. The story behind the motor is: ran great last year, ran great once this year. About a month ago he took it out and it started making a knocking noise. He killed the motor immediately and rowed back to shore. Once he got it...