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    Piston fitment for 1969 Johnson 4 hp 4WF69B Outboard.

    Hello, I bought two NOS pistons with pn: 384651 on eBay from the same seller claiming they were the same because there was same pn stamped on both boxes. Well when I received the pistons turns out that one of them was a correct piston that matches 100% with the originally used in the...
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    1987 Evinrude Yachtwin 6hp Head Torque Please?

    Could someone tell me what the head bolt torque for my E6SLCUD motor is please?
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    Unknown Cable Identification Please?

    Hello, Today bought this E6SLCUD Evinrude Yachtwin 6HP outboard at a flea market. Brought it home. Put in the barrel and she fired up after several pulls! That made my day I must say, even though my wife still wasn't too impressed (a.k.a. happy). Anyway, there are these two wires coming off...
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    22" shaft motor instead of 15" good or bad?

    Hello, I have a 12' DuraNautic (DN-12) aluminum boat with a standard transom. I've been told by the original owner that a 15" long shaft motor is good for this boat. What I have though is a 22" 1980 Johnson 4.5 hp. (J5RLCS) Can someone advise whether it's still okay to useiton my boat please...
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    Yamaha Air to Fuel Ratio Question.

    Hi, I have a 2005 Yamaha 4HP (4-cycle) outboard (F4A) motor. That I recently reclaimed and proved to be alive and kicking. I ran this motor yesterday evening in a barrel with a good water level and the tell-tale was producing a good stream of water coming out. Anyway, after some time playing...
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    1980 Johnson SeaHorse 4.5HP - need gearcase head.

    Hi, bought last week this 1980 Johnson 4.5HP (J5RLCS). Skeletons started to jump out of it when I attempted to run it in a barrel... Changed the head gasket, plugs, cleaned the carb, adjusted the float, and she fired up and ran great! Yay! When I decided to service / check lower gear lube I...
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    SeaHorse 4.5hp cylinder flooding, out-of-sync???

    Hi, yesterday I picked up this 1980 Johnson SeaHorse 4.5hp (2-cylinder, 2-cycle) from a guy that stated that the motor ran fine 3 years ago and then it was left untouched since. Well, (being naive) I thought it would just require some carb cleaning and spark plug replacement to make it fire up...
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    Carb Needle Valve for 2005 Yamaha 4 HP (F4MLHD/F4MSHD) Fix or Replacement Question.

    Hi, yesterday I picked up this 2005 Yamaha 4 HP 4-cycle outboard motor. The previous owner explained that the carburetor needle valve is stuck and he couldn't remove it. I took the carb apart yesterday when I got home and, man!, did he make some damage to that valve!!! Anyway, the valve is...
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    Need a Drive Shaft Cross-match for Johnson FDE-12.

    Hi, can somebody specify what Models / years have the same drive shaft that would fit my FDE-12 please? I currently have a long drive shaft (FDEL-12) but would like to revert it to the original short version. Thank you in advance, Kuy.
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    How to Determine Model Number Please Help.

    I bought an older (?) Johnson 9.5 HP. The ID tag has been removed from the chassis. Is there any way to find out what the Model Number is for this motor? Is the ID tag the only indicator? Please help me identifying this motor because I want to start working on it.
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    Gear Case Grease type info help please.

    Does anyone know what type of lower gear case grease should be used on an older 1948 Firestone 10-A-1 3.6HP outboard? Thank you.
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    Firestone 3.6 HP, 10-A-1, does neutral exist?

    Hi all, yesterday I was lucky(?) to acquire 2 older Firestone outboards: 1) 16 HP, 4200 RPM, Stock # 10-A-114, code 133-6-1965, S/N 1965-2492. 2) 3.6 HP, 4000 RPM, Stock # 10-A-1, code 133-8-486, S/N 486-3874186. I did some research yesterday evening about both of them. Have just a general...
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