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    oil pump on 50hp johnson spc

    sorry i jumped the gun on this read up alittle and found my answer sounds like i need to go to premix but i have a 20 galllon tank vro is a total pain !
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    vro head aches i think

    1998 50 hp johnson spl model #j50tslecc compression at 145 each cylinder !:facepalm: having problems with no oil light coming on!(scarey) checked plugs top plug carmel color ,bottom plug really oiley cleaned vro everything looked new ! checked all lines gas and oil no air leaks ! changed oil to...
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    1998 50hp johnson spl alarm

    Re: 1998 50hp johnson spl alarm ordered service manuel off ebay today will be here by thurday !i hope !
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    1998 50hp johnson spl alarm

    1998 50hp jonson spl was fishing on river to day and went to head in and got right up on plain ! i hear a buzzer going off look down and no oil light is on ! shut down right away primer bulb for fuel was soft ,oil was full and hard so i primed fuel and ran it slow back to dock smoked normal ...
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    trim cylinder rebuild

    Re: trim cylinder rebuild i forgot 1998 johnson 50hp
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    trim cylinder rebuild

    is there a tool to help put in the orings so they dont get cut or pinched by threads! up / down valves and so on i already got main cylinder done with no problem so any help would be appreciated !
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    tilt/ trim problem leaking after rebuild

    1998 welcraft 16ft ,50hp johnson , rebuilt trim cylinder and everything ive read says its self bleeding out around top of cylinder ,the problem i am having is isee air in the fluid coming out but after air is all gone fluid is still coming out solid red !is this normal ? everything went together...
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    new boat trim question

    1998 50hp johnson spl ,on a welcraft 160ccf my question is motor goes up perfectly nice and quiet but when i lower it whines real loud and makes some erie sounds and it will slowly fall if i let it sit awhile ! any ideas ! ive tryed to change the fluid and bleed it ! i read on here how to...
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    mercury 500 thunderblolt 50hp steering

    50hp mercury thunderbolt 500 The finn is broke above the prop where doel-finn would mount steering is really bad at slow speeds would doel-finn fix this and what size would I need! Runs great very fast. Steers good at faster speeds ,but trolling is like driving a truck with gearbox gone ...
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    mercury 500 thunderbolt 50hp

    was trying to get rough idea about motor, was on a police boat 17ft lone star , both were given to me ,motor seems to run good last ran in 2005 ,and it started right up! serial is 2740185 would like figure out year and if its a good running motor ! Mercury thunderbolt 500 50hp! Thank you Rich
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    1985 Force timing marks

    I would appreciate it if someone could post a pic of the timining marks ! I got it running pretty good but seems to be lacking a little when trying to get up on plain! 14' bayliner trophy ,50hp force It seems to run great when I get it up gps speed is 38mph! Prop is stock 12 1/2 293 Timing...
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    1985 50hp shift rod

    had a nother post about steam coming out of motor while running to be on the safe side i pulled lower unit to check water pump ! well it was okay!now i cant get the shift rod ajusted back where it was if i go one way i got reverse and the other way i got forward is there any special way or...
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    50hp seems like steam

    runs great ,water out of tell tale seems really warm but touchable ,water out of back exhaust hole seems about the same ,plugs are carmel to a little darker ,gas mixture is definitly correct ,but i have steam coming out of the exhaust instead of smoke is this normal and i can still put my hand...
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    where is the pictures

    i think im in the right spot ,looking for a picture of my 1985 bayliner trophy bassboat looked all over and cant find original picture of when it was new ? want to get it as close as possible hulls in awesome shape but interior is all messsed up floor rotted and braces are pretty much gone so i...
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    coil super hot and backfiring

    :confused:1985 force 50hp model 507x5a motor backfires and will stall eventually , coil got so hot it almost can burn the skin so changed it out to new one and still gets hot ,traced all wires acording to repair manuel all good ? was running good and over heated do to thermastate bad and head...
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