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    picked up some little 60s/70s Johnson/Evinrude 3 and 4hp short shafts

    yes weedless... all great kickers easy to maintain well covered in the Johnson service manual ! great find !!
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    Engine part ID

    yes old style coils and all... if never done coils could be totally cracked up to !! since this is the old magneto style you may want to download this book which covers all maintenance aspects for these oldys. the book won't cover you exact 1971model but will supply all needed info...
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    Engine part ID

    you may want to pull that rubber connector apart and check for corrosion clean all contacts .... lubricate with light oil spray. clean all battery posts and connections charge up the battery
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    Evinrude 35hp Lark Solenoid won't kick

    part 2 ...
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    5$ grease gun

    these Dollar store seringe make good grease guns for touch ups and hard to reach places. just file the tip square and done !
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    Evinrude 35hp Lark Solenoid won't kick

    the mercury switch is just a glob of floating mercury in a bottle which closes 2 contacts to let the ground pass to operate the solenoid if... the engine is not tilted up or in gear on diff. engines mdl. just short the 2 wires (if 2 wires) as a qwick test or measure the ground ohms...
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    Evinrude 35hp Lark Solenoid won't kick

    mdl#| year ? see diag. from max-rules.com 35hp solenoid MUST be grounded via the mercury switch and cut out switch.. B+ must reach the solenoid control post to kick in ... just follow the wires with a VOM test solenoid coil ohms between small control porst and grd post...
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    1999 Johnson 150 acting up

    best not to revive old 15 year old posts.....start a new one
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    1986 Johnson 6.5hp Questions

    pin prick the wires to test if need be and you have no access .. .reseal with liquid tape
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    Scraped bottom

    I have seen and had..... a lot worse. file the prop equally as possible and use it as a spare . you need two anyway and a wrench in the tool box check for any new.. stange vibrations if none you are probably OK always keep unlocked cruising...... locked up for travel...
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    1986 Johnson 6.5hp Questions

    lots of utubes on the subject of voltage testting and voltage drops.
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    1961 Johnson RDSL23 CAM ROLLER ADJUSTMENT WHEN THE THROTTLE SHAFT JUST BEGINS TO MOVE

    loosen the cam bolts ... the correct procedure to aligning the roller on the cam at the point where the throttle plate just begins to move
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    1961 Johnson RDSL23 CAM ROLLER ADJUSTMENT WHEN THE THROTTLE SHAFT JUST BEGINS TO MOVE

    if you plan asking questions the best place to start in the Johnson service manual which covers everything you need for 20$ ...comes in white or red see ex; https://watercraftmanuals.com/outboard/johnson/manuals/johnson-302231.htm
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    Position of coils

    4 years ago.....??? my finger nail works just as good to align coils. why revive old stuff has asked by Racerone... you joined in 2021 and now the rules/etiquette about waking up dead horses .
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    1958 Johnson 35hp running on one cylinder

    11 year old post..... should be fixed by now !
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    Telltale on lower unit?

    any chance if was... for a water pressure feed to a speedometer ? in any event... hows the engine performing overall any problems whith heat ?? if no problems don't fix it
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    No Spark on plugs unless this wire disconnected

    not a 50 but likely similar.. see yellow-black and black on key switch (Ms) used to kill the motor when OFF you need2 things ... in OFF both M posts must show 0 ohms (dead short) between themselves ! secondly Y_Black must reach the engine side of the fat connector if you have...
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    Johnson 90 Oops it did it again

    but it did use up at least 3 gallons of gas in the mile. OMG !!!! OMG-( check for leaks... lift pump rupture ...whatever ....
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    1986 Johnson 6.5hp Questions

    sorry myself my error... I should read better ... my eyes told me it did not get hard when pump.
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    1986 Johnson 6.5hp Questions

    Primer bulb does get real hard. could be carb issue or bad hose pump valve.. normally one can feel the pump getting stiff when the carb floats closes up on a full carb.
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