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    carb removal instructions?

    hey guys...i have a 1962 johnson 40hp and i need to remove the carb to rebuild. anybody have instructions as to how i would do that? looks like i need to remove generator and starter first. generator is off, starter still on with one screw i can't reach. do i have to remove the flywheel?
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    I got it!!!! Woohooo!!!!

    wow! after many posts and a lot of tinkering i have finally figured out why my 62' johnson seahorse rk24 will not turn over. i was convinced it was the wiring or solenoid but i finally got it! under the flywheel is a little red colored box with a white button sticking out of it. there's...
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    electrical nightmare!!!!!! ...or is it?

    okay...still stuck trying to get my old motor to start. it's a 1962 johnson rk24 electramatic 40hp. it has a push button starter that replaced the old key start. everything worked fine when i first got it a few weeks ago and now when i try to start it i get nothing! i can jump wire the two...
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    please help...motor is ticking me off!

    okay, i have a 62' johnson 40hp...(model number rk24). the motor runs great...when you can get it started! it has a push button starter and sometimes i push the button and she fires right up. you can run it as long as you want, but sometimes when you shut her down and try to start it again it...
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    push button starter

    Hey all...i have a 62 crestliner with original 40hp seahorse on the back. problem is my key start is screwed and i cant find a new one. i was thinking of installing a push button starter in the dash...is this possible? if so, pushing the button will crank the motor to start it, but how would...
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