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    wiring from 12/24v to 24v

    Had a 12/24v omc trolling motor on my boat. It had three wires in the plug- white, red, and black. Coming off my batteries I have a white (positive) and a black, on the other battery I have a red and black. All the wires go to the front of the boat to a 4 hole receptacle. Bought a motorguide 24v...
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    new motorguide no good

    Just bought a new motorguide bow mount pro 24volt 70lb thrust from bass pro. Put it on last night and tried today for first time. The first time i tried it today it made a constant knocking noise. I traced the noise to the prop and it moves in and out enough to make the noise. Prop was tight and...
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    does this make sense?

    Latt night i decarbed my 1996 200 johnson. I put a hose in the back of the engine where it belongs and ran in driveway. When i put the screw- (not sure of the proper name) back in, the one that has the adjustable water outlet in it I must not have tighten it well. Today on the lake when running...
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    engine shakes

    Hopefully this question makes sense. I have a 200 hp johnson 1996- j200stledm. The engine at idle runs fine no spitting or bogging and it also starts good to. Once i put it in gear it still runs fine, but when I give it a little gas (800rpms slowest) to about 900 to 1100rpm the engine shakes...
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    omc 2 speeds out

    I have a omc 12/24 volt trolling motor 1996. I believe it is 41lbs thrust. My problem is all of a sudden the second speed setting does not work. My first speed (small arrow) works fine on both 12 and 24 volt settings, also the third speed ( large arrow )works fine on both. But the second speed...
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    vapor lock?

    Have a 1996 200hp johnson. Just took it in to a mechanic since i feel i lost a little at the top end (about 5 mph) and after runnig over 3000rpm's for more than 5 minutes it wont start right away. I have turned it right off, let it idle for 5 minute, and have puttered at slow speed for awhile...
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    rpm problems/concern?

    hope im not posting too much, have posted about 4 times in the last month. The advice and tips I get from this forum are unbelievable. I have a 200 hp johnson (j200stledm) on a 20 foot javelin f/s. Got it now running pretty good ( still working on the loading problem ). My concern now is that my...
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    rpm problems/concern?

    hope im not posting too much, have posted about 4 times in the last month. The advice and tips I get from this forum are unbelievable. I have a 200 hp johnson (j200stledm) on a 20 foot javelin f/s. Got it now running pretty good ( still working on the loading problem ). My concern now is that my...
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    loading carb problem

    After turning off my 200hp johnson after wot or close to that, does not want to start back up the first time i try and sometimes even the second try. I have even sat at idle after the runs to help cool it down slower [so I was told thats what it does] and have putted at slows speed to but that...
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    gas additive question

    Im a little confused about how often and if at all I should use additives in my gas. I have a 200hp 1996 johnson and have been told many things about which gas and which additive to use. For the most part I use 89 octane and put in 2+4 additive, a little less then what the say on the bottle...
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    speedometer question

    speedometer went bad in my 1996 boat. I know it is not nearly as important as the rpm guage, but since I fish alot of lakes with speed limits strictly enforced i feel i need to replace it. Anybody have advice on a good speedometer that is pretty close to accurate { my stock omc speedo was 4 mph...
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    prop problem?

    Not sure but think i might have a prop issue. I have a 200hp johnson on a 20 foot f/s. I have had some carb and throttle problems at low speeds but never at WOT. I run a 14.5 by 24 raker prop. I have always run about 68 mph at 5500 rpm's. End of last season I was exactly that. This year i had a...
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    spitting and dying engine

    i have a 1996 200hp johnson, after running the boat for awhile then stopping and restarting the engine spits and dies. Have had no luck with local mechanics am at a lost
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    200hp johnson venom problems

    i have a 200hp johnson venom on a javelin 409 f/s Takes a long time to start and once started hard to keep running. After about 15 minutes runs ok. Then after stopping to fish or sit for 3 minutes or up to an hour starts for 5 seconds then dies. Have had 3 different shops check it out in the...
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