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    johnson 9.5 fuel pump assembly?

    I took the fuel pump apart and not sure how it all goes now and iv looked through the manual and there is nothing that i found that shows how it goes back together. Does someone have a pic of this or mabey give me a good right up of the order of the parts?
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    73 johnson 9.5 carb issues

    I got a carb kit and replaced the float and needle and the gasket. That is all i used and now i cant get the float set right it keeps running the bowl out of fuel. Can someone give me some details how to set the float correctly? I finally got it to run at idle but as soon as i throtle up it...
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    johnson 9.5 spewing gas

    Well iv taking this out a few times and ran perfect. Untill the other night it would not run so i looked and my slow idle had been messed with from the kids and the rich lean was moved. I messed with them with no success. So i got some fresh gas and it started running but sputtered often at...
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    Park Ranger got me today

    Well i was coming in from fishing on my 14' john boat that only has a 9.5hp. And the park ranger said i was going to fast and then wants to check my saftey stuff. Well im short a life jacket, my son who is 10 i guess was suppose to have one on at all times, no whistle, and no fire...
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    johnson 9.5hp wont go in reverse

    I just got this boat and he told me about this issue. Well i was looking at the linkage under the housing and all the way up with the shifter shows no more room to go up cause there is this tiny rod that is attached to a clip and it hits a piece of metal while trying to go up. So where do i...
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    replacing the deck

    I have a 16' fiberglass that the floor was really soft in. I took out all the seat and sure enough the wood was soggy. I cut around the edge and pulled all of it up. The foam was like the stuff they package tv's in just cut to the shape and wrapped in plastic so all of them are in good shape...
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    seadoo wont go

    I just got a pair of seadoos and one of them will run just wont go when you give it gas. Where should i start and can you run these out of the water with like a hose or something in order to try and work on them?
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    need windshield

    I have a 67 Alpex made by alumacraft it has the top that buttons to the top of the windshield and a vent in the middle that opens to let air in the boat if you have it all covered. I cracked the windshield all the way across and wondering if anyone may have a way to fix this or somewhere to buy...
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    In the process of running SeaFoam ?

    The motor is a 67 80hp evinrude and im in the process of running seafoam through the motor i have an exhaust hole that is about 1 1/2" in diameter that water would spit out. Now water shoots out that hole at idle is this normal now that the motor is getting flushed?
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    help install fish finder

    The boat is a 16' V fiberglass and iv tried to mount the thing twice now on the transom and works fine untill i take off then it turns off. Looking in the manule it says i can go through hull. So i seen people talking about in the bildge. The fish finder is a eagle the little cheap one. The...
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    bottom of boat has small crack how to fix

    Right in the center the fin up front i see a chunck taken out i think it was from the windy day we hit the bottom of the dock ramp. How do i go about fixing this just fill with fiberglass then put a little wrap over and apply more fiberglass over the top then sand it down?
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    couple floor ?'s

    Well this is a 16' vee haul and it is 40year old. I have a soft spot in the middle of the boat and when i pull my back seats up to get to the battery/fuel tank area there is a rip in the glass and if i pick it up i see wood that is wet. The holes in the bildge area were not pluged a few times...
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    prop ? for a 67 80hp evinrude

    Well the orig prop i assume its the orig cause its color matches the motor. Any way it has a nice chip in a fin so the prev owner replaced it with a new one from michigan and they are different. Looking in my parts manuel i can pick from like 4 or 5 props it says, and im assuming the new prop...
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    gas mileage?

    My boat which is a 16 vhaul with an 80hp evinrude and my buddy has a 16 tri with a 90hp johnson i went through 2 tanks of gas to his 1 his motor is like a 76 or something and mine is a 67. This normal?
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    trailer lights are wack

    well i pulled the harnes off another minivan of same make and model as mine so i wrote the color codes down to rewire and did just that. Now brake works and turn works. If i turn lights on tail works but if i hit turn or brake lights go out. So i looked and seen the white wire was not used on...
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