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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Looking for better priced parts. Being in the desert local options are limited. For parts on the outboard I run they either came from...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Checked them out. Signing up for guest membership.
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    metalchewy reacted to Crosbyman's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    Why not visit the AOMCI site and ask questions on the ASK A MEMBER Section . Folks there can surely guide you along...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    The more i look at it, the more i have doubts about it. If I want to do a basic tune up on it, just the fuel pump parts, diaphragm...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Thank you. That gave me the part number I needed to find a printed version. I do better turning pages than having it on a screen.
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    metalchewy reacted to Crosbyman's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    you may want to invest 20$ in this easy to download book to service your fuel burner :-)...
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    metalchewy reacted to jimmbo's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    If you decide to work on this Engine, beware that a special Tool is required to position the High Speed Nozzle properly in the carb...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Thanks, I did not know that about the special tool, or the BMC gear oil. If we decide to get that far into it, this is very useful...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    That's a whole lotta fuel. I was told this thing didn't get good mileage when it was pulled.
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    metalchewy reacted to Chris1956's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    The early V4 engines had those downdraft carbs. I had two 50HP V4s (Fat-Fiftys) from '58 and '59 and I never thought the carbs were...
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    metalchewy reacted to racerone's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    Test electric shift and a few other things before spending hard earned beer tokens.
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Will do, thanks for the advice.
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    metalchewy reacted to racerone's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    Your location?=====Do you have the electrical junction box that mounts inside the boat?-------Do a lot of testing / inspection BEFORE...
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    metalchewy reacted to airshot's post in the thread Old johnson V4 with Like Like.
    Uncle had one when I was a kid (76 now) and boy was it a gas hog. My guess would be no one wants a motor that old and a fuel hog unless...
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    metalchewy replied to the thread Old johnson V4.
    Location is Las Vegas area. It came from northern Utah. The old boat it came out of sat for years in a field behind the barn of the...
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