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    82 Johnson 70hp - Cheat with the choke to take off?

    I've been having some "taking-off" issues lately where the motor doesn't take the gas and dies out when too much throttle is given. So I brought it in to my repair shop where they soaked the carbs and put in 3 new carb kits but unfortunately after taking it out again, it still has the same...
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    Skeg sizes...

    I'm looking into a skeggard for my 1980 70hp Johnson however the parts list that Skeggard has doesn't seem to include my year motor. They do have a one for years 1984 to 2002 for 60hp - 70hp and I actually spoke with a rep. at Skeggard who couldn't tell me 100% if it was compatible. I just...
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    Is it worth it? Hydrofoil stabilizer

    I just picked up a 16ft w/ Johnson 70hp that has no hydrofoil stabilizer. I don't have too much boating experience and was wondering if adding a hydrofoil makes a noticeable difference? It looks like one was there at some point however it was removed for unknown reasons. Also, my lower skeg...
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    Milky foot oil

    I noticed that the drainage plug bolt at the bottom of the foot was leaking milky looking oil. I'm assuming the water causing the milkiness is coming in from there as well... I'll have a closer look tonight. Can there be another possibility on where the water is coming in from?
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    Thought I fixed the problem...84 70hp Johnson.

    To try and make a long story short, I had some issues with getting the boat up to speed this weekend so I checked a few things out and noticed that the top carb did not have the 2 front screws which hold the float bowl gasket(just bought the boat 3 weeks ago, didn't notice it). This also caused...
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    Success! I hope....

    I posted a thread yesterday about some issues I was having with my "new" 84 70hp Johnson. Basically, under WOT it would die out when more than 2 people were in the boat and I also had a fuel leak when the engine was tilted upwards. Last night I took the air cover off to inspect the carbs and...
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    84 Johnson 70hp - problems getting up to speed

    Hi, Before I explain my issue, I just want to say that this is my first boat over 15hp so I'm somewhat new at this. Thanks. I recently purchased a 16ft Sunray with a 70 Johnson outboard. When I picked it up, the motor started right up and idled nice and smooth. I took it out for the first...
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