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I recently returned home from a trip to the lake with my boat. It has a 1980 85hp johnson outboard on it. I noticed that a substantial amount of grease was leaking out between the swivel bracket and mount bracket. Looking at the blown out skimatic I see there is a seal there. My problem is...
I am having trouble with my 1980 85 Johnson outboard. The problem I am having is that the engine will start and idle just fine. When I put the engine in gear under load it also runs fine. However once I begin to give the engine gas I bogs down and stalls out. If I allow the engine enough...
I have a 115 Mariner inline 6. Recently I had the stator replaced and the engine ran great. After 4 trips I lost RPM and now only top out around 4200 but only under load. In dry dock I can redline it up to 6000. Even in the water at 4200 it sounds good, no misses, vibration, or jerking. I...
