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    Can I use a 2 blade prop instead of the original 3 blade prop?

    I have a 1965 Johnson 9.5 hp model MQ11c. This motor uses a 3 Blade aluminum prop (OMC #377635). I think the hub in this prop is starting to slip. I have a 2 Blade prop from a 1969 6 hp engine that has never been used (OMC#380958) It installs the exact same way as the 3 Blade prop using a prop...
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    1965 Johnson 9.5 - Idle Speed Needle Packing

    I have a 1965 Johnson MQ-11c 9.5 horse outboard. GREAT little engine, but I am having a problem with the Idle Speed Adjustment. These engines had a LOT of vibration at low speed. Last weekend I couldn't keep the engine running in idle long enough to put it into gear. I looked under the cowling...
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    1965 Johnson 9.5 won't start

    Three days ago I bought this motor. When I arrived, the motor was cold and we put it into a test tank and it started on the fifth pull. It sounded great and strong. After it had ran a while and gotten good and warm. I shut it down and restarted it. Took only one pull. I was satisfied and I...
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    How Many Blades - Johnson 6R72D

    I recently purchased a great little used motor - 1972 6hp Johnson 2-Stroke. When I got it, it had a very worn out Two-Blade Prop on it (8 x 7 1/4). I have since seen both two and three blade props on these motors. I want to replace this very worn out prop, but I'm not sure which to get 2 or 3...
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    Shear Pin Johnson 6R72D

    I have had to replace the shear pin on my 6R72D (great little motor, by the way) several times in the last couple of months. I think/know the first time was from running over deadfalls in a low level river - my own fault. But the others have been out in the middle of a lake where I KNOW that I...
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    1972 Johnson 6hp Rewind Starter Rope Broke

    Does any one know the "trick" to anchoring the rope to the rewind starter on a 1972 6hp Johnson - Model # 6R72D? I have looked at several different manuals - they all show the same procedure, but every time I do it, the rope comes out on the first pull and then I have to rewind the spring...
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    Not Another Nasty Knot

    I pulled the rope completely off of the rewind spool and now I can't get the knot tied to put a new rope on the starter. I tried the Service Manual for this motor and still cannot get the thing to stay on the spool. This is what it says in the manual: "1. Insert a large size screwdriver...
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