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    1994 Johnson 150 Sensor and wheel. A little long. Sorry.

    Here was the problem I found. I had a miss on the motor, acutally it was only running on 1 or 2 cyls. After a few parts and alot of troubleshooting I found the problem last night. If I raise the back of the IR sensor about a 16th of an inch it fires on all cyls. If I let go of it is only...
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    GPS Help.

    I have a lawerance HTO-C and mapcreate 6. The software seems to be very hard to use and not user friendly. What does everyone have and with what software for there computer to map locations and routes on the water then put them on there GPS? Is Garmin any better? Is there software for the...
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    Tilt trim sender.

    Anyone know where to get one cheap for a 94 150 Johnson? I can't believe they are 80.00 +.
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    24v trolling motor help.

    Ok. I have a three way charger in the boat. 1 battery is the boat and 2 run to the trolling motor. The trolling motor is 24v. I disconnected one of the batteries and forgot what posts the red and black were on. 1. Will a 24v motor run on 12v only? 2. Could they have wired the switch so it is...
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    primer bulb.

    should the primer bulb get solid on a 94 johnson when you pump it up? I can pump and pump and it never gets hard, I hear air and fuel but I can just keep pumping.
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    1994 Johnson 150

    Going to look at a boat today. The owner says the motor runs real good but after you run it on the water for a little while it dies. Sometime it starts right back up, sometimes you have to wait 5min. Any ideas where to start looking?
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    Out Drive Oil

    Is there a special 80/90 oil to use in the drive or can you use just regular gear oil?<br />Thanks
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    82 470 merc carbs.

    I need to rebuild my carbs on my twin 470's. Looking at them I found 1 carb is a Merc and the other is a GM. Why would they be different? Do they use the same kit?
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    1982 Regal 245xl

    Just got this used boat. Any one know where to get a owners manual and service manual for it? It has dual 4cyl I/O if that makes a differance. Anyone have the owners manual that they would want to share?
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    Buying a boat and need some ideas

    I am a boat newbee and have no clue. Here is what I want to do with it. The family (4 of us) scuba dive. We want to be able to take the boat in the lakes and rivers in florida and do some off shore diving also. What should I be looking at? Looking to spend $5000.00 or less. Thanks <br />Jim
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