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    Hard on motor

    Is it a myth or a fact that pulling a tube with 2 people in it at about 2500-3000rpms is hard on a motor (omc 1980-140hp. o/b) Bailey
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    Cold start proceedure

    Let me start off by saying the engine is 140hp-1980, on a 17' ski boat. Used the boat last week,probably put 10 hours on it skiing,tubing etc. total. My question is first thing in the morning I would start up the motor using the "cold start method", (squeezing the primer bulb, turning the key to...
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    impeller

    I have an 1980 140hp johnson which I bought about 10 yrs. ago I posted on here a few weeks ago regarding the impeller (replacing), the consences was to replace it as it has never been replaced since I've owned it. Well yesterday I finally replaced it. I was pleasently surprised when I found that...
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    water pump

    I have a 1980 140 hp Johnson, and I am seriously thinking of replacing the "impeller".I have owned this motor for about 8 years, probably have maybe 50 hours on it,if that. The engine runs good, pumps water out of the "pi--er" really well, but being a bit "anal' I think maybe it's time to change...
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    RPM's

    Started my engine this morning on the driveway,and on the hose. The motor was not run at all last year, other priorities. The motor idled at 1500 rpms, I know that there is a difference when you run the motor on the hose as opposed to in an actual body of water, ( restriction at the prop). I...
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    roll and tip methods

    Gentlmen would someone explain the roll and tip method with regards to painting. I understand everything right up to the point where you use a dry brush or dry roller to smooth out the first coat application. So now you have rolled the first coat on a 4'x4' area (for argument sake),you use a dry...
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    Outboard motor "wreckers"

    Gentlemen,I have read in this forum about people who have gone to "outboard motor wrecking and/or salvage" businesses to find motor parts that are no longer available. Now to all you "I-boat gurus" do any of these businesses exist in Florida? My wife and I are planning a months holiday in...
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    Trim & Tilt?

    As to my post of a week ago,(when using the tilt mechanism only) the T/T motor made a weird sound. Bought the recommended T/T fluid and replaced the old fluid a per the manual, no more noise everything is working just fine! At the marina in Toronto that I frequent I asked the mechanic there...
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    Trim and Tilt?

    Never got a definitive answer to a post of a few weeks ago, so I'll try again! A motor with T/T on it, is it advisible when motor is not in use (moored at a dock, parked on a trailer in a garage or on a trailer while hauling) to have the T/T rods totally retracted into their cylinders? Thanks...
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    Parts longevity Part 2

    Judging by the replies so far about replacing a "shot" rectifier a few years ago didn't result in me having to replace (probably) all the "electrics" on the engine a short time after. Old age of the engine I guess or hope anyway was the cause for having to replace everything. I might as well...
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    Parts Longevity

    Bought a used ski boat and motor in 2000 ( motor 1980 140hp). Everything ran great til 2004,at which time the engine would not charge and the tach would no longer work. Asking for advice from this site, I replaced the rectifier and my problems were solved. In 2006 an intermitent spark problem...
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    trim and tilt problems?

    First off I just replaced the transom on our ski boat and being a bit paranoid I bought a "transom saver bracket".The instructions with the bracket says after lowering the motor onto the bracket you should lower the "rams" on the t/t slightly, this is a safety proceedure in case the bracket...
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    tach problems

    I've been fighting a "tach" problem (needle jumps up and down, no constant reading).Reading other peoples "tach" problems here they all refer to the(rectifier/regulator).Are these one and a same part,or are they 2 seperate parts? Looking at the "BRP" parts catalogue for my engine (1980 140hp)...
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    Prepping for painting

    What "epoxy" filler? would you fellows recommend using to fix a few small scratches and small dents (about 1/16" deep, maybe 3" in length),these are all above the waterline.The boat has the usual, cleats on each side of the deck for the bumpers, and bow and stern lites, 2 rings in the transom...
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    1980 140 v4 engine hood gasket

    Where can I get the white seal gasket for my engine which is also white?Supposedly their are only black ones available. Bailey
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