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    Adding tilt and trim to 1979 vintage 55HP Johnson

    I have a 1979 55HP Johnson outboard. Runs great. But with the shallow lakes we have here I really need to add tilt/trim to the motor. How hard is it? I found several used units on FB Marketplace and Ebay but I'm a bit leery of the installation difficulty.
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    1979 Johnson 55 Control Center Q

    Not really a repair/maintenance question, but I do have a question about the proper use of the control center. There is a warmup lever, and a throttle, and an electric choke, and an idle (?) adjustment? I can't find any instructions for this. (If anyone has an owner's manual I'm willing to...
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    compact folding ladders

    I have a 15' bowrider (a 1979 Sea Raider). I'm going to be out on the water with my grandkids, ages 1 and 3. I'm looking for a compact folding ladder in case we need to get one of these kids back into the boat (as in the 3 year old decides to jump out and then we need to bring him in.) I...
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    1979 55HP Johnson

    I found the factory service manual on Ebay. Yay! Also found that the drain hose from the air box is missing or disconnected. More work to do. :)
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    1979 55HP Johnson

    How do i do that?
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    1979 55HP Johnson

    Interesting. I didn't see any washer, oring, or such when I removed the upper screw. Time to go by the marine place. Yeah, I just watched the video on this. A bit involved for an afternoon project. It seems to be spitting water OK for now. Maybe a winter project.
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    1979 55HP Johnson

    Yeah, the previous owner (the guy I bought it from) told me he rebuilt the carb but didn't really know what he was doing, so tearing it down is on the agenda for the next couple of rainy days. All the lines look good visually. Fortunately we're fresh water, and most boaters run ethanol free...
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    1979 55HP Johnson

    I just got the boat with this engine on it. We were working on the boat and noticed gasoline leaking out of the airbox. A steady small stream. Thinking it may be the carb bowl draining, we lowered the motor. A little while.later I noticed a black oily sooty stuff leaking around the prop. I...
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