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    Removed Flywheel Johnson 120 - Help with visual inspection and next steps

    I am trying to troubleshoot my '87 120 on my own but am very new to this stuff so I am not sure what things are supposed to look like etc. and am hoping you guys can tell me if everything looks decent..what I can or should clean up and if there is any sort of tests I can now do without having...
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    Short Video - 120 Johnson, Anyone have an idea on this erratic idle problem?

    I just got this thing started again and it did the strange idle issue again so I decided to take a short video of it. Compression is good Fuel is good Spark will jump 1/2" nicely Just changed primer bulb (wouldn't start with the old one) Cleaned out jets on carbs (two cylinders (2&4) have...
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    Looking for help with newbie checking reeds on johnson 120

    After seeing replies to my thread regarding my carbs spitting fuel and one carb needing gas to be sprayed into it for the motor to run better (http://forums.iboats.com/johnson-evinrude-outboards/120-johnson-no-fuel-cylinder-carbs-spitting-fuel-please-advise-possible-596867.html) I have decided...
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    Need help testing solenoid on 70's merc 1150 - just replaced internal harness

    First off I have no idea if this motor was actually a great runner as stated by the PO...so far I have seen some pretty incredibly sad wiring so who knows what he did in the past etc. He said it would 'fire right up"...lol Well after replacing the internal wire harness, cleaning all connections...
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    '73 Merc Tower of Power - 115 - Need Help on Carb Kit# - I have WMK-14

    I am still waiting on my inernal wire harness to get here but in the mean time figured I should look into the carb kits for this motor since I will most likely need them. My serial number shows it as a 1973 and the only parts website I have found that lists out the WMK versions on the carbs...
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    Help with older Merc 1150 Power Tilt - Won't go Down

    The motor has sat for several years but as soon as I hooked up the good battery I hit the tilt switch and it went up just fine...but now it is not wanting to go back down. I read about the knob that can be turned to manually raise the motor and have tried messing with that (turned fully both...
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    Starting to work on latest project - Merc 1150 - Help with wires needed

    I have taken a break on my Johnson and moved that boat over to my parents house so I can try to assess my latest purchase which is a 1960 Glasspar Seafair Sedan..it came with a Mercury 1150 Thunderbolt which was said to "run good"...but I will believe that one when I see it...lol I am mostly...
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    120 Johnson - No fuel to cylinder and carbs spitting fuel - please advise on possible

    Finally took this 120 out to the water and did some more testing and could really use some advise on what to check next. After I cleaned some bad connections it seemed to idle and start much better on muffs but was not the case when it was in the water. It was hard to start and would barely...
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    Beginners project - help with painting or coating inside of 1959 fiberglass cuddy

    My wife and I just picked up an old 1959 Glasspar Seafair Sedan and are considering whether to keep her or not. It had been sitting for 6 or so years outside and needs work (of course). We really like this style of boat and after talking with and reading threads of other Seafair Sedan owners we...
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    Another - is my motor a looper or crossflow question - is this how to tell by model

    I have been searching for ways to figure out if my motor is the looper or the crossflow version and all I have been able to find is other users who can tell by the serial number but unable to find how they know that. I see there are two models listed for my year and HP: 120TLCU & 120TXCU Is it...
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    1987 Johnson 120- Created video - is linkage working and how does motor sound?

    I am still trying to figure out this motor and last night I found some more corroded connections on the wires under the cover of the power pack (they were screwed into the terminal bar). I cleaned those up..stuck the fuel line in a fresh can of gas instead of the built in tank and it "seemed" to...
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    1987 Johnson 120 VRO - Intermittent Loss of Power - What to Check?

    I have recently posted a thread asking how to bypass the VRO system in my recently purchased 120 Johnson but now I have spoken to the previous owner and got a little more info. The problem started two years ago and he would be out fishing when all of a sudden it would have a total loss of...
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    1987 120 VRO - Flooding or loss of power would like to bypass tanks

    I just got my steering cable replaced so now it's time to tackle the engine issue on my latest purchase which is a 1987 Johnson 120 VR0. Lines in BOLD are the key points for those who hate my long posts...lol The previous owner told me he would get it going for a few minutes then it would...
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    Another "stuck" steering issue - wanting to cut it out

    I just picked up my third boat, that's 3 in a year now...lol (I think I should name it "Yet another Trihull). They do keep getting a little better or bigger each time though :) Anyway this one, like my last has a stuck steering tube / cable but I have no way to get any tools on it since it...
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    Anyone help with starting recent purchase - '84 Mercury 9.8

    On the boat I recently bought I have a 1984 Mercury 9.8 (Comet Lighting) for a kicker / trolling motor which started great when I went to buy the boat...started great (first pulls) on the first two outings...then on the third time out it will just not start. It has compression (I can feel it)...
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    Question about Smart Tabs size on my boat

    I have recently purchased a brand new set of Smart Tabs that I found at a garage sale and would like to know if anyone here has used this size on a boat similar to mine. The box said they work for boats up to 18 feet (model ST780-20) but when I use the product finder on their website it says...
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    Before I add a hydrofoil would like advice...slow speed porpoise

    I have only had our new boat (38 year old 15ft tri-hull) out one real time but am very eager to take it out again the minute I have the time. Before I take it out I wanted to try and address the slow speed porpoising which makes it very difficult to see over the bow and uncomfortable all around...
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    1978 70 HP - Carbs Stuck Open?

    I have been reading and reading and trying to figure out what's wrong with my motor all of a sudden...started a more in depth thread here: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=563562 Quick questions since other thread may be too much reading... Q: If I am getting too much gas into my...
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    Just back from first run - '78 70hp ran good but now won't start and oil from prop

    Wow this boating stuff is giving me the biggest highs and lows I have had in a long time..if I wasn't bi-polar before I am sure I am now..lol I just got back from a 4 hour boating trip...my very first one really other then a couple circles real quick Fog was in thick so couldn't leave the...
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    For testing purposes - can I spray a lube or grease on timer base to free it up?

    Motor..1978 Evinrude 70HP Symptoms: Would not rev up but idled fine. Findings: With Kevins help I found out the spark advance lever was stuck...it was not moving the timing base when throttle was applied. Lubed up spring arm assembly which had hydraulic lock form old grease...that moves freely...
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