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    1988 Johnson 70hp inspection

    Motor has to come apart.----Does hose for the tell tale come off the side of the block or the top?
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    Cicada

    Chocolate coating makes them into tasty snacks.
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    1954 Johnson cd-11 5.5hp with no spark after coil change

    The motor has 2 independent ignition systems.----Replace the condensers.----Clean / set breaker points.----You did remove the magplate to install / screw wires into the new coils?
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    Boat performance

    The high speed jet in the bottom of the carburetor bowl has a number on it.----Remove the jet.-----Post the number found on it.
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    Boat performance

    I would say that the poster has never heard one of these motors run at the rated RPM !
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    Need help with 1972 2 HP Evinrude water pump

    The parts that are shown are an updated kit for the early 2 hp models.----A definite improvement !----Wee o-ring is for top of the driveshaft.
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    Boat performance

    Remove carburetor.---See if reeds are out of position.----One broken.---Or something holding a reed open.----Is the high speed jet inside the carburetor bowl in position ?---Is it clean ?----What is the number on the high speed jet?
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    Boat performance

    Read the question 2 or 3 times.----Does spark jump a gap of 8 mm , yes or no ?----The question does NOT ask what your sparkplug gap is !----Check the reed valves !
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    Boat performance

    Does spark jump a gap of at least 8 mm on both leads , yes or no?----Check fuel pump diaphragm.-----Check reed valves.
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    Boat performance

    A 1975 model 25 HP does not sound like that if it was running on both cylinders.
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    Lower Unit Exchange 110hp & 90hp

    All the same.----Just bolt it on.
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    Boat performance

    I say motor is running on 1 cylinder.
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    Boat performance

    It should fly with that motor !-----Motor is running on just 1 cylinder.
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    1995 Evinrude E90TLEO charging

    See post #2 on this.
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    Cant shift back to neutral after lower unit replacement

    The clutch dog is spring loaded.----If you removed it in neutral it likely jumped into forward doing the work.----Do as stated above.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    When it left the Johnson factory there was a neutral switch in the control box.----I can not see or touch your motor.----Here it would be easy to solve this puzzle !
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Replace the wee ground wire from solenoid to the block.----Find the neutral switch in the control box.----Or maybe some one took it out.----Find the wires and tell if they are connected.
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    Prop is making thumping / clicking noises when hand rotated (video)

    Not much different that a boat stopped and then hitting the throttle.----Done all the time.
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    cowl air inlet on mercury 9.9.

    Might just be a sparkplug wire shorting to the cowling.
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    Prop is making thumping / clicking noises when hand rotated (video)

    Waves have nothing to do with it.----Adjust the shift cable to get rid of the clicking.
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