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    '85 johnson 30hp seahorse stopped

    was out today for 20 minutes...about 5 minutes in wot and the motor started rattling and cut off... spent most of the day idling back to the dock and stopping to let it cool down. a lot of exhaust was coming up into the cowl. seems like it's my waterpump, but water is moving through it...
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    2006 Evinrude Ficht Ram Injection 150hp?

    looking at a boat with a 2006 Evinrude Ficht Ram Injection 150hp are the 2006 models ok? did they get all the problems worked out by then?
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    Johnson 30hp not staying on

    motor was bogging down in idle so i rebuilt carb, installed new fuel lines, bought new 9 gallon tank. reinstalled carb and new spark plugs and now it won't stay on at all. comes on when i pump the bulb firm for no more than 5 seconds before bogging each time. before this it was running fine...
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    kill switch

    if a kill switch is engaged due to a short, would the motor turn over at all? mine is turning over after overhauling practically all of the fuel intake system and immediately bogging down. 1 out of 10 times spraying gas in the carb will keep it on...the other times it turns off when the spray...
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    fuel pump test-'85 johnson 30hp

    to test the fuel pump do you crank it and then remove the hose going to the bottom of the carb? or the smaller hose to the top of the carb? the bottom one is very difficult to pull off while the starter is mounted. also, can you pull it off before you start cranking ?
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    troubleshooting '85 30hp Seahorse...stalling

    i'm having two issues with my '85 Johnson 30hp Seahorse. maybe they're related? the first is that it's stalling in idle and low throttle. the second is that the battery is draining and i suspect a short. it sat for two years before i took it out last week. the first trip it ran great after...
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