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    1964 Johnson starts, then stops. Will go if fuel sprayed into the carby

    Hi there, I would really appreciate your help. Three weeks ago I ran my boat around the lake, the motor started, no problems (well, except for a slipping dog clutch which is now fixed). Yesterday, I spent an hour trying to get the motor to start and it just won't go. If I spray some premixed...
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    1964 Johnson drops in and out of gear under load.

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can give me a hint on my '64 Johnson, which make a "thud" noise, dropping out of gear, and back in when under power. This is a new problem with the motor, despite it being an old motor, and only occurred after some maintenance fiddling with the gear shift cable to adjust...
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    Gear shift lever problem on 1964 Johnson Super Seahorse 40 HP

    Re: Gear shift lever problem on 1968 Johnson Super Seahorse 40 HP Re: Gear shift lever problem on 1968 Johnson Super Seahorse 40 HP Thank you. Yes, it's a '64 (edited post title). I looked for an obvious pin or something to hold the lever but couldn't see anything.
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    Gear shift lever problem on 1964 Johnson Super Seahorse 40 HP

    Model RDL - 26 - R. The gear shift lever that goes through the motor housing has come adrift - it just falls out! And then of course, the boat goes nowhere.... It connects to a linkage/connector inside the motor housing which then goes into the motor (see photo). It looks like some kind of...
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    Gear lever & linkages out on 1968 Johnson 40 HP

    Re: Gear lever & linkages out on 1968 Johnson 40 HP Hi again, The motor is a 1964 RDL - 26 - R. But it looks much like those '68 models. There is a linkage (a shift connector) that joins the shift lever to the motor. It looks like there is a missing washer (maybe a "connector retainer"?) that...
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    Gear lever & linkages out on 1968 Johnson 40 HP

    Hi all. On the lake on the weekend, the motor starting jumping out of gear (at any speed) and then back into gear. In the end, it jumped right out, and the linkages and gear lever connected to the forward controls came off. The gear lever was still attached to the forward control wire. I took...
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