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    Bypass Lines leaking fuel?

    I have a 1974 40HP johnson. There are two small lines going from the reed vavles (behind the carb) to the head, when I unhook them from the head fuel comes out the lines. Are they supposed to do that? Is this why I'm fouling plugs?
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    Bypass lines on 1974 40 HP?

    Ok- Got the boat in the water today, never used this motor other than running it in a garbage can in the driveway. Runs kinda rough, we rebuilt the carb, fresh gas, new plugs, new plug boots (The factory ones are a joke!). There are two small vacuum lines going from the reed valves behind the...
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    Bypass lines on 1974 40 HP?

    Ok- Got the boat in the water today, never used this motor other than running it in a garbage can in the driveway. Runs kinda rough, we rebuilt the carb, fresh gas, new plugs, new plug boots (The factory ones are a joke!). There are two small vacuum lines going from the reed valves behind the...
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    Water pump issues on johnson 40 hp! Gremlins?

    I bought 74 johnson 40 hp. I got it running and noticed that there was no water coming out of the tell-tale spot. So I shut it down ordered up an impeller and took the lower unit off. The impeller looked a little beat up and the housing was dirty, but everything was intact. The key was fine...
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    Water pump trouble on 1974 Johnson 40 HP

    Hey, I bought a 1974 johnson 40 HP (40E-74S). Hooked the water up to it and fired it up. I noticed no water was coming from the tell tale thing so I shut it down. I removed the Gearcase to check the water pump. The seller said it hadn't been run in a while. Impeller didn't look horrible (...
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    Interchangeable parts?

    Ok I just got a 1974 Johnson 40 HP w/ electric Start (40E-74S). I have an older 1963 Johnson 28 HP (RX-11A). I'm planning on removing and keeping the parts out of the 28 HP that will work in the 40 HP. Here's what I figured so far, please let me know if I'm wrong: Starter Starter Solenoid...
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    Wiring help for 1963 28 HP Johnson

    Hi, I picked up 14' 1970 sears boat and a 1963 johnson 28 hp outboard for $300 and now I'm trying to get the motor up and running. I'm going to get a set of johnson controls, probably the shipmaster ones. There are 4 wires coming out of the engine (Other that the large battery + and -): red...
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