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    so close i can taste it

    okay so after weeks of toiling and fixing things i got my johnson 1970 6hp running great for about ten mineuts. then back to the same old bogged down running. today i took off the flywheel filed and regaped the points(thanks to the top secret file). tested it out on the water all was great and...
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    1970 johnson 6hp seahorse help please?

    to start i have cleaned out the motor with seafoam, cleaned the carb, got a carb kit and installed it, replaced the plugs, installed new gas lines on the motor and tank, checked for spark on both plugs(which are both good), set my idle, and thoroughly cleaned the powerhead. That being said, i...
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    pa pa puterring problems?please help.

    ok so i have just about got my 1970 6hp seahorse working good but when it putters i seem to lose power. for instance after seafoaming the motor i took it out for a spin and it was for the first time pushing my 10' jon boat fast enough to plane but then it puttered and it went right back to min...
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    1970 johnson 6hp turns over and dies

    hi all my 6hp seahorse turns over revs for about 5 sec then dies everytime i try to start it. I bought it a few months ago gave it a full overhaul using the top secret file but now it wont run. it sounds like its not getting gas and just burns itself out quick could it be the fuel pump or carb...
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    1970 johnson 6hp tweak the carb?

    i had a fuel problem I recently fixed but in the thread someone told me i should tweak the carb. How do you go about doing that? Also it has a lean and rich switch and i understand what that does but it doesnt seem to make any top speed differance just an idle differance. Is there something...
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    1970 6hp johnson gas leak?

    I have a 6r70b johnson. I have rebuilt the carb cleaned out the carbon replaced the gaskets and plugs. I have it running very well my only concern is i noticed that gas comes out the lower unit with water. I dont know to much about engines but i cant see that being normal. also how fast should a...
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    johnson 6r70b powerhead gasket?

    My last trip using this motor it didnt seem like it was getting good compression so i took off the powerhead when i got home and noticed the gasket that sits below the powerhead connecting it to the motor housing was partially missing. I ordered a new gasket but was curious to know if that...
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    johnson 6r70b not getting full power

    hi all. i bought a 1970 6hp johnson seahorse with about 30 hours of use on it, everything was in pretty good condition, I replaced the plugs and impeller and everthing seemed fine. I took it out on my 10' jon boat a few times and at first when i got to about half throttle turning it further...
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