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I just replaced my head gasket (that was blown), the thermostat, and the water cover gasket on my 78, 35hp johnson.
Hooked it up to the hose and ran it for a bit. It's getting water in the chambers. The head bolts are all tightened properly. Compression is good - 110 on each cylinder. Fresh...
Had the boat on the lake and the motor was running fine at first. Started it a half dozen times and ran around, and it was working fine. Then all of a sudden it just wouldn't start. Ran the battery dead trying to start it, pulled the rope for a half hour, and it didn't even get going.
I have...
I have a 78 Johnson 35hp motor I am converting to electric start. I have the bracket, starter motor and solenoid installed (tested off the motor and it works fine). The next step is to wire the thing up.
My question is this: If the motor is in gear, there is a plastic arm that moves that...
I need to replace the recoil on a 78 Johnson 35hp. I know for sure I can replace it with a recoil from a 78 25hp, 78 35hp, 79 25hp or a 79 35hp - the part numbers are the same on those models. What about other year models? The recoil from a 75-77 looks exactly the same, at least from the...
