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    watch out we comming to america with the family

    Well its about time we come over and run a muck in usa. Leaving in a couple of days , taking laptop so i dont get withdrawls from i boats. Dont think i will have much time to look at it as we will be driving on the wrong side of the road. :eek: WE will handle it and sure we will have a grand...
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    suzy no guts

    Sorry guys this is along story<br />Invited to a sea resort to fish on my friends boat.Motor 65 hp sukieeee ''dont know year,<br />it is on a half cabin about 15ft.<br />Maintaince is zero steering stiff cables exposed,<br />battery terminals yuck. Petrol tank leaks at plastic gauge.Just trying...
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    Fish finders

    What is the best fish finder to buy.<br />As i live in australia and we do not have many brands available.What i want is something that as gps and can run fuel ect.<br />Dont want to go over the top. What should one pay and what brand is good.<br />Have been looking at navman not sure what...
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    Pressure gauge fitting

    JOHNSTON 135 HP 1975<br />I what to re-install my existing water pressure gauge to this motor and also a pee hole.Have looked at many posts,but are not 100%<br />sure on the point to tap it.On no 1 side of the block their is two prongs in line - above top one ,there is a<br />small flat spot...
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    fumes in boat

    135hp johnston 1975<br />Back again sorry .When i ran this motor at wot<br />it seems to have alot of fumes sometimes in boat.<br />checked tank seems fine. Read alot of pages in forums and done some checks. Hose at bot of carb looks fine but was not all the way home,motor has alot of oil on it...
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    fuel sender unit

    Hi installing elec fuel sender unit in tank.<br />Which is the best way to point float.I ask this because looking at boat on trailer tank is tilted back same as in water. I would like to get reading as close to true as possible.Thinking about cruising and use level to see where level is and use...
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    Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

    Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp Johnston 135 1975 Upper Tilt Rod<br />Need your advise on the best way to remove upper<br />piviot rod this is the motor i just brought 3rd promblem but getting there bit by bit'Ordered book over a week ago but still not here. <br />This rod is rusted bad and motor...
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    rectifier / tacho jhonston 135hp 1975

    wired up tacho that came with this motor will not rev past 1300rpm, Old two wire job red to sender/ black to ground. Put new telflix tacho in wired to instrutions send to grey wire /ground to earth in control box ign to power source to bat, will power back to zero but will not pick up revs, have...
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    rectifier johnston 135 1975

    Hi guys<br />can you tell me what volts the rectifer should be putting out. Tried new tacho does not work it points back to zero when power is on but does not work with revs, this tacho had been opened in shop which makes me think it could have been a change over unit. The old tacho that came...
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    135 hp tilt whats missing

    hi guys been awhile have just brought 135 hp 1975<br />johnston. i am trying to get repair book but where we live nobody close has one do have one on order what i need is to find out what is missing to run tilt have harness.one end has 4 wires red& white, green&white, blue&white, brown cut off...
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    yam serial nos for age

    hi guys where do i look to find year of motors <br />bye serial nos, as i am looking to buy 140hp on ebay kind thanks from down under flips. :D
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    BLOWN 80 HP WANT TO MAKE BIGGER

    FRIEND LENT BOAT OUT AND DRIVERS FORGOT TO PUT OIL<br />IN TANK ...BANG IT IS A 80 HP MERC 1975? 4 IN LINE<br />WITH DIST WANTS TO INCRESS HP AS HE HAS TO REPLACE PISTONS ECT ANY WAY TO MAKE THIS MOTOR<br />IN TO 100 HP ECT WITH OUT HUGE CHANGES ANY INFO :D
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    12 footer

    ha should have read all of your post before jumping back sorry.<br />thanks :)
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    schematic

    hi need help ref/ 80 hp merc<br />have no power on kill switch at offand on postion but do at crank is this right.as far as i can tell cant pick power up unless from ign switch. i have two wires colour orange one goes to merc switch and the other to kill on switch box marked yel/blk.i am sure...
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    merc 80 hp 77 in line 4

    electrics /first problem lost spark in 1&2<br />changed stator and box<br />worked for about 20 min lost spark in 3&4 after running at half speed, dealer now tells me triger test ok but we have changed<br />most parts must be trigger can any please help. i have replaced most of motor wires as...
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