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    1968 johnson electric shift exhaust

    i have a 1968 johnson electric shift, and i finally got it going, and we were driving it around, and soomehow as i was driving the exhaust/waterpickup( the plate on the lower unit that is behind the propeller where the exhast exits) fell into the lake. i have called around, and no one seems to...
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    68 40hp johnson power and speed

    i have a 10' GW invader, and i have a 1968 40hp johnson on it, and it goes 47 km/h. which isnt too bad, but last year i was running a 1955 25 johnson and got 46km/h, so there must be somthing wrong. and i was reading about someone with the same boat and a 50hp, and the boat goes 90 km/h. it...
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    GW invader rotten transom

    hey, i have a 10' GW invader and its transom is rotten, i know this because it has expanded with the rot and at the top where the outboard is mounted wood is sticking out. but the only thing that is rotten is the 2 layers of 3/4 inch plywood, and in my boat this is only in the middle of the...
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    gw invader speed

    heyy, i have a 10' gw invader, and i had a 1955 25hp johnson, and now i have a 1968 40hp on it now. with the 25 it went 33mph and now it feels marginaly faster. should it feel ALOT faster, or could i have a slow prop on it, and does anyone know what pitch prop i should use. the boat weighs about...
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    no water at high speed

    i had good luck with my last post for the manifold holes, and i fixed all that. i bought this 1968 40 hp johnson and i was told it was not run in 5 years. so i replaced the coils points etc. and got it to run and shift, after some miner adjustments it was running great. BUT there was no water...
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    paint bubbles

    i painted my 10' gw invader deck with red enamel and it appeared to go on nicely and looked good for about 4 hours after it was sprayed. at this time bubbles started to appear that were anywgere from 1/16 of an inch to 1/4 inch. this is the third paint job where this has happend. and its always...
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    1968 johnson manifold backfire

    hey, i just bought a 1968 40hp johnson electromatic outboard, which thankfully shifts and runs. BUT when it is idling it backfires, but when it does a flame shoots out of a threaded hole in the intake manifold and when it is running full speed exhaust is shooting out and there is oily gas that...
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