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    '66 Johnson 80 popped out of forward

    Our '66 80hp Johnson popped out of forward yesterday while cruising at about 3/4 throttle, at first just for a second so we thought maybe we had hit bottom, and then later it popped out and would not re-engage. We still had reverse. There were no odd sounds, only that suddenly the motor was in...
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    low speed and idle not happening

    Our 1966 Johnson 80 runs great at mid to full throttle, but refuses to run at low speed or to idle. This problem is worse when in the water, but even on the muffs it doesn't idle well and dies after less than 1 minute. We have new plugs getting strong spark and fresh 50:1 fuel, have set the...
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    Crazy Tach Readings

    We have only had our '65 Westfield a short while and the motor has been a project for the duration of that. But, last night we finally got our '66 Johnson 80 back to life and it seems to be running good. My question is about the MFG stock tach, which seems to be reading way high. At what seems...
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    '66 80 HP Head Bolts Needed

    We are putting new heads and gaskets on our 80 and want to replace the headbolts. Two had broken so those need to be replaced at minimum. Does anyone know the specs on those? I am not finding that part number (302767) online and need to try and get a good match from another source. Thanks for...
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    Our 1966 Niagra project

    Hi MFG lovers, I am restoring (minimal) a '66 Niagra and need a new steering wheel. Ours is badly deteriorated and powdery. Any help would be greatly appreciated. She's in great shape, blue on white, and we hope to have her on Sarasota Bay this summer. Will post pics when done. Thanks! Rik
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    Lower unit won't drop - advice?

    I am rebuilding my '66 Johnson 80HP with electric shift (long shaft), and want to service the impeller. I removed the bolts holding the bottom section to the extension but the bottom section will not come off for anything. It feels like the shaft spline is not coming free, is there anything else...
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    '66 Johnson 80 stalls with prop on, not when off

    We were baffled that our outboard started, idled, and ran great with the earmuffs on, but when in the water it stalled as soon as it goes into gear. When we took it home, it again ran fine at various throttles FWD and REV until we put into a tank of water. So I pulled the prop and with the prop...
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