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    1982 erude 35 hp spark issues?

    I've been tinkering with this motor for the past couple of weeks and can't get it running right. Tonight I checked the compression with a rented compression tester, and got 70 psi on both cylinders after warming it up. The way the male end fit into the plug opening and where the "bolt" head of...
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    82 Erude 35 HP w/ no water flow

    Not sure where to go from here . . . I picked this motor up cheap a couple weeks ago, and have gotten it running, but can't seem to get water flow. It'll idle for 3-4 minutes, then gets hot and stalls. So, I checked the impeller. I didn't find the pin (maybe I dropped it) so replaced that...
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    1975 25 hp Gear noise

    Greetings, I just finished rebuilding my lower unit due to a worn clutch dog and fwd gear. I bought a new clutch dog, and then used a good salvage fwd gear from a gear set I bought. I reused the pinion gear and the reverse gear from my motor as they looked to be in better shape than the ones...
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    72 Johnson 50HP Hard Cranking

    Greetings, I bought a boat that came with one of these motors. I went with the deal primarily for the hull and troller, but thought I'd see if I could resell this motor as a runner. Well, I've run into a couple snags from the get go. I can't get the motor to crank over with any speed. I...
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    '74 15 hp Johnson, Water flow question, w/ video

    Greetings, I just replaced the impeller in the water pump on my motor. My question is: Where does the water normally exit the motor? There's water running out of a couple spots up the leg, near the swivels, and then one leaking from a drain hole in the extension piece. Are these normal...
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    Did I kill my motor?

    Well, I seem to be able to screw just about anything up. I pulled my lower unit off my 1974 25 hp Johnson a couple days ago to check the dog and the gears, and I apparently didn't get the water line back in the right place. I was out hunting this morning and it overheated and died. :(:(:(:(:(...
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    1975 25 hp johnson clutch dog

    Greetings: I have a few questions. From previous advice I've gotten, it was assumed the I have a bad clutch dog. The motor tends to pop out of gear when under power in forward, and has now started to "skip"; it loses power for a split second. I was able deal with the problem for a short...
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    1975 25 HP Johnson w/ issues

    Greetings, This is an amazing website. Incredibly helpful. I have the above motor. I bought it very recently to duck hunt w/ and have had trouble getting it to function properly. There are two issues: 1: It starts pretty well w/ the electric choke engaged, and will idle with the manual...
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    Prop bent too much to function?

    Greetings. Situation: I recently bought a boat with a early 70's 25 HP Johnson. I got it for a good price ($450 boat, motor, trailer, trolling motor), so didn't use it on the water prior to purchase. In my inaugural voyage to give it a test spin, some idiot (not mentioning any names...
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