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    VRO to fuel pump conversion. Couple more questions

    Hi, i have a bad VRO pump and i want to convert it to a fuel pump. I have read a ton of post on how to do it, and it sound really easy but i still have a couple questions. From the post that i have looked at it seems like all i have to do is hook the gas line from the gas tank to the pump and...
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    Maybe VRO Problems..........Need Help!!!!

    I have a 1986 50hp johnson. I think my VRO might be bad. Can i mix my gas 50:1, and just disconnect the alarms to see if it is actually bad??????......Need Help, Bass Tournaments Start very soon...
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    Cold starting

    I have a 1986 50hp johnson. It seems to start very hard cold. I takes about 1 to 2 minuets of cranking to get the motor started and when it finally starts i need to keep pressing the choke to keep it running. Also with the cold start lever all the way up the rpms fluctuate. Its starts slow and...
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    1986 lower unit bearing carrier wont come out....

    hi, i have a 1986 50hp johnsons and the gear oil looks like milk. I replaced the two seals around the shaft, but there is still water getting in. I assume that i need to pull the bearing carrier and put the new seals in, but it will not move. I took the three bolt out and i have the puller, but...
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    Not sure about reeds

    hi, i have a 1988 johnson 50 hp. i have the reeds out, and i can see a little bit of light when i look through the back of the reed box. There is only one flap that i can see the light through. The motor will not idle at all,could this reed be causeing that? Also the cylinder that has that reed...
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    1988 50hp Problems....

    Hi, I have a 1988 50hp johnson. I think i probably have more than on problem, but i don't really have any idea how outboard work. I guess ill just give a run down of what i have to do to get the motor running and going. To get it to start are after couple of days you have to pull the cold start...
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    1988 johnson wont idle when it is warm

    i have a 1988 johnson 50 hp and it wont idle when it is warm. When i take it to go fishing i have to go through a small channel to get to the lake. It fires up and runs good the whole way out to the lake, but as soon as i go down the lake it will not idle anymore. When i stop it tries to run but...
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