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    17ft Mako CC 70HP?!

    I have a 73 Angler. I had a 140 Looper on it which got me about 52 per the GPS @ WFO. recently it died, blew the lower main bearings. I just temporarily stuck on a 90 and it's nice. It's super quiet, jumps on plain and tops out at 37 mph. Not bad since the boat is a little heavy. It's heavy...
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    Evinrude 140 Looper Thrust bearings?

    This morning the flywheel began dragging against the timer base and flipping the timing all over the place. I found that the crank will lift up and down about 1/3". I remember once on a different model I had the opposite problem and found the roller bearing pressed on the top of the crankcase...
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    Tech question about Ignition advance

    I have a 1985 Looper V4 140. I know the mechanical timing advance moves the timer base and changes the timing pickup point, which changes the timing advance. But howcome if the timing is maxed out at say 18 degrees right when it hits the high timing stop screw, the timing will still continue to...
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    Help with high RPM 140 Crossflow

    I have a 1981 Johnson 140. The lower unit was full of rust and the water pump was bad, and I hadn't figured out which prop combination I need yet for the boat I put it on. So I grabbed the lower unit that was running perfectly on my 110 Evinrude (1989) @ 5200 RPM on plane. On this 140 Johnson...
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    help with a 81 140 crossflow

    Just got a used 1981 Johnson 140. It was sitting in a garage for many years, so I had the usual problems with fuel pump and carbs full of rust, then the thermostat full of sand etc....Now it's acting strong out of the water, but in the water I get only 33 mph @ 4200 RPM, The boat is a 17 Mako...
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    V4 shifting problem only when hot

    I have a 1989 110 Evinrude. It just started having a problem shifting but only when hot. I've re-rigged the shift cables a hundred times. It shifts flawlessly and with no effort when it's cold and leaving the ramp. But as soon as it gets hot, you can't get it to go to neutral, and when you...
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    Crankcase torque specs 110 Crossflow 1989

    I've already searched this sight and google for hours. Can not seem to find the torque for the two crankcase halves. I split the case, inspected everything, resealed and am trying to retorque. Also have the heads off, and I found one cheezy manual online but it doesn't have the specs, or I can't...
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    Binding crankshaft on Evinrude 110

    The crank is binding so bad that the starter wont even turn it over. I pulled the heads, pistons are free to wiggle around. If you turn the crank in reverse it will immediately release and turn free for one turn, then jams and drags severely. Then turn normal direction again and it releases in...
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    Common HP upgrades on Crossflow

    I had to take my 140 looper out of service for a while unfortunately, and will really be missing the power. Probably for the rest of the summer I'm stuck with a 110 crossflow. I've heard there may be some minor mods I can do to help get similar performance to the 140. ...Well, what are they...
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    1989 110 with 1986 115 ignition system.....

    I'm trying to get this 1989 engine running for the weekend. Just picked it up (cheap), was supposedly running taken in on a trade in.......Well after noticing the timer base was barely mounted and it has two cdi boxes, all the connectors were half connected, and it wont start, I looked into the...
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    140 Looper powerhead onto a 110 midsection?

    My 140 had a major failure of a corroded lower steering shaft joint. I cant get the lower mounts off, everything is rusted and seized. I also have a 1989 110 "Pro series" that's in great shape as far as no corrosion. Can I bolt on my 140 looper powerhead to the 110 case? If so, does the engine...
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    Help with 140 looper igntion

    I have a '85 140 Looper with one dead cylinder. I've narrowed it down to the stator, but need to get in the water this weekend.....So my question is if the ignition system on this engine fires a spark more than once per cycle. What I'm thinking is that it might fire once normally, and once again...
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    Evinrude 140 looper carburetor problems

    The engine bogs and won't plane with airbox cover on. I noticed that the foam seal is smothering the idle and mid range air jets. The idle air bleeds are spitting fuel at low rpm which soaked the foam seal in the airbox. With airbox off the boat jumps out of the water and tops out at 50 mph...
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    Evinrude 140 tilt trim actuator sequence problems

    The tilt trim will physically work up/down, but not properly. What it's doing is trimming up normally, but to trim down I have to wait like 30 seconds for the two short pistons to go all the way down before the engine will finally move with the tall piston lowering it. If I stop lowering it...
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    Exhaust smoke in the water jackets....?

    I just installed an old looper 140, finalized the wring and did a quick test fire. The thermostats are out, on order, so when I ran it (for 5 seconds) I saw smoke coming out of the thermostat housings.... Is this normal, exhaust coming up through the lower unit maybe? I'm worried maybe it needs...
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