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    73 Johnson 65 horse won't start

    Johnson 65ESL73R Fresh rebuild Motor started after spraying a generous amount of gas in the carbs. The motor idled well for about 3 minutes and then died. Good spark, fuel pump is pumping gas. Motor will start if I dump gas in the carbs and then it dies when it burns that gas. Won't start...
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    Boat identity?

    A few years back I purchased a 15' fiberglass runabout. The boat is listed as a 1966 Falcon on the registration document and title. The boat was repainted in army forest green paint and black stickers applied that say Falcon on the back and Glastron on the front. I'm not even sure Glastron...
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    Low compression head

    Did Johnson use low compression heads on their 65 horse motors in the 70's? If so, how does one recognize if the head is low or high compression? Is the head gasket the same or is their a different gasket?
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    Carb rebuild question

    1986 Force 50 WE-13 carb Doing a complete tear down and rebuild. The kit I purchased FK10202 contains 2 cap plugs, part #12, FK10152 According to the carb parts list, 4 of part 12 are required, but only 2 are shown on the attacked parts diagram. I have indicated where the cap plugs are on...
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    pitted crankshaft

    Re: pitted crankshaft The rod looks fine as does the rest of the crank. it is only the journal pictured here
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    pitted crankshaft

    Rebuilding a 65ESL73R because of water getting into the bottom cylinder. Pulled the crank and discovered the bottom rod journal has moderate pitting. I've tried to clean it up using 120 emery but some of the pits are quite deep. They also run across the bearing surface. I've read that JB...
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    65ESL73R crankcase seal

    Bought a 75 65 horse. It was seized. Got it free, and started. Water in lower cylinder. 90 psi on all three cylinders so I plan on at the least, new rings and bearings. Question is, does anyone know where to find the seal that goes between the crankcase halves. Neither Crowley nor...
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    water in lower cylinder

    Johnson 65ESL73R motor Motor was seized. Top spark plugs look fine, the lower appeared to be rusty. Soaked in in Marvel Mystery oil for a week and then got it free. Hooked it up to a battery and tried to fire it up. It would start but not stay running. Pulled the plugs and sure enough the...
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    73 65hp tilt and trim question

    I just purchased a 65ESL73R. This motor sat for three years before I purchased it. I plan on doing some routine pm before I put it on my boat. This afternoon I was able to get the tilt and trim reconnected while the motor is on a stand. It took some time but I was able to get the motor fully...
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    Blown head gasket?

    A couple of week ago while trying to sort out my cooling issue, which is still not working, the motor backfired a couple of times and blew smoke from around the bottom of the powerhead. Now smoke comes from the back of the powerhead and there is an oily residue around the area of the head...
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    No water blues

    Once again I must bow to the wisdom of the forum. 1986 Force 50 HP Had a broken water tube, replaced. Replaced the entire water pump with a brand new one, housing, impeller, the whole works. Motor isn't pumping water into the motor. Checked everything before coming online here. Pulled the...
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    sticky trigger

    After a year long transom/floor rebuild I finally got my motor reinstalled today. I reinstalled the shift and throttle cables, but when I attempted to move the throttle forward, nothing happened. The tower shaft didn't move. I disconnected the trigger from the tower shaft and now it moves...
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    Old PT-130 tilt and trim

    I have an old style CMC PT-130 with the DCH-2500 hydraulics. My cylinder either needs rebuilding or replaced because it won't hold pressure. The pump will push it up just fine so I don't think the pump is the problem. I contacted CMC and their representative told me to scrap the old unit and...
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    86 50HP water tube woes

    Water tube was broken, no problem. I had to do some work on a seized pivot king pin anyway. I removed the power head, cleaned everything up, and reinstalled everything. Now comes the fun part, at the time I didn't have a replacement washer or O-ring for the water tube. I wormed the tube down...
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    seal location?

    I had to tear my 86 50 hp apart to replace the kingpin and water tube. While reassembling the motor I can't for the life of me remember where the seal goes, part 94 on the image. I tried to match it based on the impressions in on the seal but no good.
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