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    Another question for 5150abf...

    I'm sorry to single you out but your background seems to make you the resident expert on design questions. :) I've been playing in my head with the idea of building a center toon for my 1987 24 foot Lowes pontoon. It has smaller U shaped toons and finding one like them to put on is tough to do...
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    "88hp evinrude overhauled to a 140hp"

    This was posted on an ad for a 1993 boat for sale locally. "Boat has a 88hp evinrude that has been over hauled to a 140hp". Is this possible? I'm thinking that it's not. Thanks.
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    Bent spark plug electrode twice in 12 months?

    I have a 1974 Johnson 115 on a 24 foot party barge. After replaceing coils, fuel pump, flywheel shear key, plugs, water pump...well pretty much everything, I finally got it running good. That was over a year ago and it has been doing well pushing the barge since, except for 2 times. It...
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    2 wire tachometer??

    Hello all, I swapped a 1974 Johnson 115 onto my old party barge. Red plug to red plug, runs great, no problems. Since the tach in the old boat worked I pulled it and was going to install it on my pontoon. I located the purple, black and gray wire under the console, the problem is the...
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    Old tach with only 2 wires?

    Hello all, I recently put a 1974 Johnson 115 onto my 1986 pontoon boat. The harness and cables all matched up and it is running like a top. I wanted to put the original old tach on the toon as well. When I took it out of the donor boat there are only 2 wires that run to the back of it...the...
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    115 Johnson misses at idle but not WOT???

    Hello all, First off let me give the available information: 1974 115 Johnson...Compression is 100-105 on all 4 cylinders, tank, gas etc... all new, all good. Even replaced engines fuel hoses and used real stainless steel hose clamps instead of the zip ties that came on it. New fuel pump, 4...
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    1974 70hp Johnson vs 1973 85hp Johnson

    Hello, Given the option to get either of these engines for around the same money and in the same general good condition...Which would you prefer? I had read somewhere that the 1973 85hp was "underated" in respect to its horsepower. Is that true? I'm looking to put it on my 24 foot Lowe party...
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    1987 50 hp johnson to 1974 70 hp johnson...

    Hello all, I have the opportunity to buy a very nice 1974 Johnson 70 hp motor for a decent price. I currently have a 1987 50 hp Johnson on my boat. Will the controls (both electrical and mechanical) from my 1987 work on the 1974? Both have the "red" plug and the male/female connectors appear...
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    OMC outdrive help needed!!!

    My friends 1989 Baretta with OMC Cobra outdrive and 2.3L engine started "clunking" in and out of gear the other day. It ran fine for a couple of hours prior to this beginning. I pulled the drain plug and find water is in the lower unit gear oil.<br /><br />My questions are:<br />1 Will the...
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