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After reading everything I could on adjusting the idle mixture on my 1976 Johnson 55 hp I took her to the lake and followed the instructions- Seat gently, out 1 1/2, and basically wiggle 1/8 until smooth. After getting everything dialed in we went for a short spin. Much better!!! It idles...
I replaced old worn battery cables today and used pool hosing to replace the rigging tubes. Nice inexpensive solution. The tubing cost $5.00. The new batt cables will definately make things easier...
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I finally got wet today with the Fiberform restoration project. it went as well as i had hoped and better than i expected. Need to play with engine height and trim as you will see in the video (which is a little overproduced, but fun... all 7 min of it lol!). I amm running a 1976 Johnson 55...
I noticed the bow ring was loose the other day. Not sure if the nuts have worked loose on the inside or what. The problem is that I can't get to the inside. Any suggestions besides opening up the glass in the bow well?
