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    120 Johnson smoky startup; no start

    My 1988 Johnson puffs out the grey smoke on startup - hot or cold. I disconnected and plugged the VRO line and now mix at 50:1 and it still does it. I inserted some clear fuel line and I can see some bubbles but only downstream of the OMC spin on fuel filter-must be a small leak in it somewhere...
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    SLOW keeps activating 120 Johnson

    SLOW keeps kicking in on my 1988 120 Johnson. I have disconnected the tan leads to both heat sensors, and also the tan lead that is connected to the wire from the VRO oil tank, to eliminate a defective heat sensor from tripping SLOW and also to eliminate the low oil and no oil warnings that...
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    1988 Johnson 120 flooding?

    Greetings. My motor runs well, then I shut it off a bit, say, to fish, then try to restart it. It cranks over just fine but will not fire. I am careful not to crank too many times so as to flood it. I quickly learned that, if I then pull the plugs (which are wet) and dry them off, and crank the...
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    Johnson 120 looper tilt motor

    Hello...I am new to this forum and looking forward to getting info and helping as well. My 1988 Johnson 120 (looper?) needs a new tilt motor, I guess, as the housing is wasting away to nothing. It works fine for now. What happens if I don't replace it? Will I be exposing internal parts that will...
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