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i have a 74 johnson 85hp, mod:85esl74b. Ive been rebuilding it and finally got it to hit, but when i tried to start it smoke came out of these little vent things right above the prop. Wondering if that was normal or did i screw up something?
Ok so i have a problem. When i take out my spark plugs the starter will spin the flywheel relativily fast, enough to make the plugs spark. But when i insert the plugs the fly wheel will spin extremely slow, like there is alot of resistance pushing back agianst it. And then the plugs wont...
(mod: 85esl74b) how big of a battery should I get cranking amp wise? Im have a 675 amp one now but it just wont turn the flywheel fast enough to do anything.
I have a 1974 Johnson 85hp Model# 85ESL74B. Now I seem not to be able to get cylinders 1&3 to fire (mainly not at all, but sometimes they do spark once or twice). 2&4 spark just fine, but 1&3 do not. I have fiddled with it but really cant figure it out. Any suggestions?
