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    Frozen thermostat bolts...anyone encountered this before?

    Maybe frozen isn't the right word, more likely corroded in place. I've sprayed the heads with seafoam creep. Is that as good as wd-40? I tried heat but not much. I'm only using a small 1/4" ratchet so it's not like breaker bar torque but these bolts shouldn't need much to come out. Keep...
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    Johnson experts chime in...help needed...

    I bought a boat with a 140hp Johnson. Didn't know much about boats/motors and it ran so I thought "great". Turns out it's a 140hp power head on a 90hp leg/body. It's been rebuilt with .030 pistons and rings and the rings are broken in the starboard lower cylinder. I can redo the rings and...
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    Combining motors?

    I just bought a 17.5' runabout a couple of months ago not knowing much about boats/motors. I floated and ran so I thought "great"...you see where this is going... We had it out a couple of times ran fine but with a bit of an idle issue so I had it in to the Johnson/Ev. specialists near me to...
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    What to look for in a 2nd hand Chrysler

    Hey all, I'm going to look at an 81 Chrysler 85hp motor this weekend after finding out my 82 Johnson has a wrecked cylinder with broken rings I can't afford to fix. Owner has just bought a new Honda o/b and is selling this one for a good price. The lower leg is new and the compression is 150...
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    Sad today...

    So I just got called by the Johnson/Evinrude dealer where I have my boat for a motor tune up on a boat I just bought a couple of months ago. They did a compression test and one of the cylinders was only 35psi. Upon inspection the rings had broken and trashed up the inside of the cylinder...
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    Crap! Transom rot...

    So I was re-doing some electrical on the new-to-me Campion 17.5' Alert (1981) I just got and was cleaning up and decided to have a look at the transom from the inside. It's all very clean and dry but I noticed some thin fiberglass separating from the wood on the inside. I pulled the flaking fg...
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    New here, reading lots, couple of questions re foam and general stuff...

    Hi all, just got into a new-to-me 17.5' Campion Alert (1981) with an '82 Johnson 90hp. Boat is in "good" condition, couple of small fiberglass patches on the bottom, motor runs great but I'm having it looked at professionally anyways. The guy had a new floor put in a couple of years ago and I...
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