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    85 Johnson 235 Peak RPM

    I have 235 and am wondering what peak RPM should be. 19 Pitch Prop - 5700 rpm 45 mph 21 Pitch Prop - 5200 rpm 52 mph Are these number right?
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    235 Trim Question

    Have 85 235 and the up trim seems to be acting up. When I hit the up trim either on the throttle or the motor the up will not always engage if I keep hitting the up it will sometime go. When I looked at the trim box in the motor and it the up button I can hear the solinoid click but no action...
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    85 J 235 Regulator Rectifer Wiring

    Just in the process of putting a new reg/rec and the one that came from BRP dealer is missing the purple wire. New one has the following: yellow/gray red yellow gray Has the part changed from the orginal? Someone help desperate
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    85 Johnson 235 Rectifier/Reg or Stator?

    Alright going on holidays in 3 days take the boat out this weekend for last local run and on Saturday the tach will only go up to 2500 rpm and quit boat RPM still winds up. As well the voltage gauge nomrally at wide open runs about 15 V and now sits at 13 V and does not come up at all. Which is...
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    Prop Upgrade on 235

    I am running a Johnson 235 (85) on a 1998 Glastron 17' with a 19 pitch prop. When I'm pulling a skier and I have 2 others in the boat with me it does not pop the skier up right away probly takes 10-15 seconds to plane out. I am looking at buying a 15 or 17 pitch and am not sure which one to go...
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    Prop Upgrade on 235

    I am running a Johnson 235 (85) on a 1998 Glastron 17' with a 19 pitch prop. When I'm pulling a skier and I have 2 others in the boat with me it does not pop the skier up right away probly takes 10-15 seconds to plane out. I am looking at buying a 15 or 17 pitch and am not sure which one to go...
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    Johnson 235 Rectifier Going??

    Just took out my 85 235 for the first time this season and every once in while the tach will stop working, when it stops working the voltage will drop from 15.5V to 13.5V and then when the tach starts again the voltage come back up. I have heard this could be the rectifier and that it was not...
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    Johnson 235 O/B Lower Gear Oil

    Can anyone tell me what oil weight and type I need to put into a Johnson 235 lower?
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    Tach Stops Working

    I have 85 235 that every once in a while the tach will stop working for a few seconds upon take off and then start back up. Any ideas?
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    Johnson 235 O/B Lower Gear Oil

    Can someone tell me what weight and type of oil to run in a 85 235? As well mineral or syn?
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    76 Johnson 75HP - Rebuild Problems

    We rebuilt our motor last year all the way from the crank bearings up. Oversize pistons and rings etc. Due to piston breakage we replaced the head with a used one. Got it all back together checked compression and like 60lbs each cylandier. Put it on th lake and power barely pulls the boat up...
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    Johnson 235 O/B Winterization

    I just purchased my first boat about a month ago and it is now September and it is time to start thinking about winterization for 85 Johnson 235. The basic question is what is required. I plan on doing the following:<br /><br />1. Adding Fuel Stabilizer<br />2. Adding a winterization blend (Ie...
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