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    throttle control messed up...trying to find what is is/how to fix it

    I have a Hilex(?) omc control box I was told and the shifter just clicks when I move it into reverse and then finally goes....took it apart went to the local boat yard(rip-off)place and he says that it's the plastic piece in there is broke.....I've hunted for this shifter and cannot find...
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    93 johnson 60 hp carb rebuild...need to know low jet setting

    I rebuilt my 93 johnson 60 hp...And I need to know the setting for the low speed jet next to the throttle linkage near the top of the carbs....mine were all over the place having been worked on before.....someone told me 3/4 to 1-1/4 from bottom.....? when I do set them how do I know if they...
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    '77 55 hp johnson fuel problems

    I have rebuilt the carbs and the fuel pump....new fuel lines and made sure the fuel pumps through the fuel pump...when I first got it it would drop to one cylinder and then cut off, if I pumped the bulb it would pick back up and then run for a few minutes the do it all over again, so I did the...
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    motor will not stay running at idle

    I have a 1974 70 hp Esl that has just been rebuilt. It has 125 psi on all 3 cyl. It has good spark done with a professional spark checker, new plugs, fuel pump is pumping good(no leaks anywhere), carbs have been rebuilt with new needle and seat. Timing is at 24. It runs fine on the muffs at the...
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