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    Video link: My 200 HP 1995 Ocean Runner started doing this today.

    So we had my boat out for a while last night and this morning I woke up and hooked it to the hose to flush it out and it started running bad. Here's what I've done to the motor recently. It has new plugs and wires, carbs were rebuilt this spring (maybe ran 6 hours since rebuilt as this is just...
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    Minimum Compression required to run?

    Hi guys I have a 95 200hp Ocean Runner that has low compression. 80-90 psi on all 6 cylinder. I know it's time for a rebuild but will this motor perform ok with this low of compression. I've read anything under 100 is bad but I'm just wondering if I can get through the fall and rebuild this...
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    1995 200hp Ocean Pro shift interrupter question with video link.

    Hey guys so I'm slowly but surely working out all the bugs on this 200 hp Ocean Pro I recently picked up. Here's my newest issue. The shift interrupter switch that kills the starboard cylinders during shifting is not functioning. I've tested the switch itself and open and closes correctly...
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    Powerpack to coil wiring question.

    So toying still with my 95 200hp Ocean pro and I noticed that the wires from the powerpack to the coils look awkward to me but maybe you guys can help. I thought from my past boats that cylinders 1&2 had the Orange/Blue wire 3&4 had Orange and 5&6had Orange/Green. However on this motor the 1&3...
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    Ocean pro timing base question.

    I replaced my blown 85 150 Johnson with a 95 ocean pro 200 this past week. On my 85 the timing base was stuck when I bought it so I had to free it up and clean everything up good. I was checking out the 95 today and it appears the timing base is either stuck or isn't supposed to move. Can anyone...
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    Test Run #1.... Fail

    Well after getting my 1985 Johnson 150 running like a champ in a barrel I finally got time to take it to the river to give it a test run. Again I've had this thing running in a barrel for 20 minutes at a time with no issues at all. And actually ran it on the ears for a few minutes right before I...
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    250 too big for my boat?

    So if you've seen my other post on my old 85 150 you know I'm still trying to determine if the motor is trustworthy enough to take my family out. In the meantime I've been keeping my eyes out for a plan B. I found what I think is a deal on a 1999 250 Johnson Ocean Pro. Says it runs great, has...
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    1985 VRO running rough video

    Here's a link to my video. http://youtu.be/7NSecJ3Hl-c I got this motor after it sat a while winterized. I rebuilt the carbs, new plugs and wires, had to put a power pack on it, disassembled and cleaned up the timing base, decarbed the motor with the Dunks method and this is what I'm getting...
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    Is it worth fixing?

    I picked up a new (to me) boat last week with no motor with hopes of putting a motor my father in law gave me on it. It's an '85 Johnson VRO 150. He told me the motor had been rebuilt and put on his boat and the transom cracked only after 2 trips out so he parked it. He said it was winterized...
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    New member, new to me CC

    Hey guys and gals. New to the forum. I have been out if the boating world for a few years now and just picked me up a new toy. I have a '94 Seaswirl Striper 2150 center console. I bought this boat with no motor or controls. My plan is to steal the 1985 150 hp Johnson I have on another vessel...
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    New member,

    Hey guys and gals. New to the forum
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