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    wobbly armature plate

    Still working on isolating the sticking throttle arm when the flywheel is on. Pulled the flywheel off again and throttle arm is nice and smooth. noticed the armature plate is quite wobbly but the plate it mounts to is secure any ideas how to correct this? Could this armature plate be also...
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    sticking throttle arm

    Hi guys, I have a 1966 40hp supersea horse. I have recently replaced ignition coils, points, impeller, plugs, etc. Problem is this- The throttle arm moves freely all the way from slow to fast until I put the flywheel on. I made sure the coils were flush to the bosses, points set at 0.020...
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    1968 Johnson 85hp starter issue

    My father has this engine and he asked me to post this question. The starter on this engine will only engage occassionally and when it does engage the engine starts and then kills almost immediately. Starter has had new brushes put in recently. 1st thought was bendix spring but now not so sure...
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    flywheel & ignition coils damage

    Hi all I have a 1966 40 hp Johnson supersea horse and after pulling the flywheel found damage to the inside of the flywheel and both ignition coils. Replaced both coils and corrected unbalanced wobble plate under the armature (special thanks to Paul Moir). Problem is there still appears to be...
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    CA,JB, any other guru's?

    RE: Powerhead removal post..... I now know this is actually the flywheel, lol. Can you read the post and advise from there? Shawn
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    Powerhead removal

    I have an older Johnson SuperSeaHorse 40 hp about 1973. I am in the process of removing the powerhead due to the plugwire assembly being loose and catching it. I have removed upper housing hand crank and 1 1/16" bolt and am not sure how to proceed from here. Any help greatly appreciated.~Shawn
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    what year of johnson?

    i have a johnson super sea horse 40 hp and am not sure of the year. the numbers I have been able to locate are 307770 and 307759 & 307806 AC. the last two are located near the spark plugs. any help would be appreciated.
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    what year of johnson?

    i have a johnson super sea horse 40 hp and am not sure of the year. the numbers I have been able to locate are 307770 and 307759 & 307806 AC. the last two are located near the spark plugs. any help would be appreciated.
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    impeller?water pump?, milky gear oil

    I have a Johnson Super Sea Horse 40 hp and it recently has had some seriously lacking performance. Generally will go about 30 mph and now will go only about 14-15 mph. Drained lower unit gear oil and it was off color and milky. Replaced it and went out on the water, same thing happened after...
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    Lower unit leaking

    Hi all, I have an older Johnson SuperSeaHorse 40 HP,electric start. Not sure of the year but I pulled a few numbers off the motor, (307770) and also found 307759 on back next to spark plugs along with 307806 AC there as well. <br />My problem is this I drained the lower unit fluid and it was...
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    Johnson prop choice

    Hi all, my question is this. I have an older Johnson Super Seahorse 40hp (not quite sure of the year) on a 15' Pacific Mariner runabout. What would be the best prop for top speed performance?
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    best prop choice

    Hello, I'm curious if anyone can tell me what the best type, size, diameter propeller should be used on a Johnson Super Seahorse 40 hp for the best top end speed? The engine is on a 15' fiberglass Pacific Mariner boat. any ideas?
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    year of johnson?

    Hi, my buddy has an old Johnson 4hp motor and the number next to the spark plugs on the powerhead is 314779 there is also a # on the starter it is 312757. Can you tell me the year and also the replacement part #'s for the water pump impeller and seals? He also told me the pull cord is not...
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