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    Removing tilt and trim Assembly on a 1999 Johnson 50 HP

    I am going to rebuild my tilt trim cylinder so I am in the process of removing the tilt and trim assembly. I have the bottom pin removed but cannot get the top pin out. I have it out about an inch but cannot get it out the rest of the way. Is there any tricks to getting this pin out. Thanks for...
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    Humminbird helix 5 DI GPS freezing up

    I just bought a humminbird helix 5 DI GPS fish finder and when I turn the ignition to crank my motor the fish finder freezes up. What could be causing this? thanks
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    Johnson 1999 50 hp will not turn off

    i have a 1999 Johnson 50hp and the key will no longer turn the engine off. Everything has been working fine but now I have to push the choke in to flood the engine. What all can I test to see what the problem is or does anyone have any ideas of what could be the problem. Thanks for any help
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    tilt and trim motor

    The other day my T&T stopped working and when i got it home it would work every once and a while but not all the time. I used a test light and the motor it getting power to it. I can get someone to pust the trim up button and i can tap the motor with the butt of a screwdriver it will start...
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    manual release valve failure?

    i have a 1999 johnson 50hp that hit the ramp while backing down the ramp the other day. No hard it just bumped it. Its now bleeding down. I lifted the motor and loosened and then tightened the manuel release valve and it stoped bleeding until i started tirmming the motor up again. What are...
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    changing Tilt and Trim fluid

    I hit my motor on the concrete the other day backing it in the water. It started collasping and drifting down when just sitting there. I checked the fluid and it seemed good and i checked the release valve and it was tight. I drained all of the fluid so i could replace it. I raised the motor...
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    1999 Johnson 50 HP bogging above half throttle

    I have a 1999 johnson 50hp that i bought after it has been sitting for about a year. It would not hardly run and it was starving for gas so i cleaned the carbs and blew out fuel lines and it has been running great. I took it to the lake and it idles great and runs great at 1/4 throttle to...
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    1999 Johnson 50 hp tilt and trim lowering while giving throttle

    As I was backing my boat in today I forgot i had the motor trimmed most of the way down and it bumped the concrete. Now when at about half throttle, the t&t slowly moves down. It has plenty of power when I raise the motor but as soon as I take my finger off the switch it starts moving down . Any...
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    1999 Johnson 50 hp tilt and trim lowering while giving throttle

    As I was backing my boat in today I forgot i had the motor trimmed most of the way down and it bumped the concrete. Now when at about half throttle, the t&t slowly moves down. It has plenty of power when I raise the motor but as soon as I take my finger off the switch it starts moving down . Any...
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    1999 Johnson 50hp impeller question

    I just bought a 1999 johnson 50 hp and when its at an Idle, the stream of water out of the tube is not a solid stream. Is it suppose to be a solid stream of water or is it fine that it has a little sputter to it. Im going to change it to be safe but im wanting to take my boat to the lake this...
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    1995 force No spark

    I recently had the starter bracket welded back on the powerhead. I removed the flywheel, unpluged all the wired from powerpack etc and un hooked the negitive battery cable before it was welded. The guy who welded it said he could smell something burning.The ground wire that runs from the...
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    1995 force 40 hp RPMs?

    I have a 1648 G3 with a 40hp force with tilt and trim. The prop has an 18" pitch. I installed a tach and im not sure if its adjusted right to show the accurate RPMs. Is there any way i can find out about what RPMs it should be running at WOT to check it with my tach or is there any way i tell...
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    force 40hp died and wont restart

    yesterday i was running my boat and it ran great for about an hour and then out of no where it died and will not start . I let it cool down completly and tried it again and still nothing. Any advise on what could be wrong. The motor is a 1995 force 40hp .. Thanks
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    What is the purpose of a Trim Tab?

    The trim Tab has always been broken on my force 40hp. Is it important to replace it. What is its purpose? Thanks Alot
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    Installing a temp gauge on 1995 force 40hp

    How hard and what ecactly do you have to do to install a temp gauge on a 1995 force 40 HP Thanks Alot
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