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    solenoid wiring

    hey i have a problem i just overhauled my 115 horsepower johnson 1984 and well... i cant figure out where the wire from the second little post down from the big post goes to/comes from let me see if i can explain it better theres four posts on the solenoid... the third one down from the top...
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    power tilt/trim

    I have a 1984 Johnson outboard that i just rebuilt and i reconnected the wiring harness and everything works but the power tilt/trim when i click the button i hear a clicking noise and also i can jump the wires from a seperate battery to get it to go up and down so what do i do??? and the fuse...
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    1980s 15 horse johnson pullstart

    Hello, Im having some trouble with my pull start. You see the spring keeps slipping from the place where it curls around at the outside of the spring housing and i keep having to rewind it, which is not fun. I even tried buying a new one, I wound the spring up, put it in and it only lasted about...
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    engine wont cut off

    on my 1984 johnson 115 hp outboard engine before it locked up it wouldnt shut off when i turned the key off... it would lose power significantly and idle really slowly but it would not completely shut off I even tried pulling the emergency kill switch... same results. does anyone know what could...
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    why did only one cylinder burn up?

    on my 1984 johnson 115 hp equipped with a brand new vro pump, oil holding reservoir, oil line and primer bulb, not to mention me and my dad just got done overhauling this engine. the second time we had it out on the water one cylinder burnt up on us... i would like to know what would cause a...
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