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    1976 25hp Johnson ignition question

    Did you read post #17 ???----Obvious to me why the key shears !!-----Get some grinding compound and lap those tapers.
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    pull cord not returning.

    The starter on a 93 and newer 15 HP is not much different than the starter on a 1963 model 10 HP.----Except newer housing is plastic.
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    Johnson 40hp VRO Float Switch

    Sounds like an international motor.-----Your location ?
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    Moves slow

    Sounds like it is running on 1 cylinder.-----I can not see , feel or hear your motor.-----Trouble shooting must be done by you.-------Remove top plug wire.----Try and start the motor.-----Repeat with removing only the bottom plug wire.
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    Johnson 40hp VRO Float Switch

    Model # of the motor ?------Or post some pictures as it is confusing as to what you are working on.
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    1983 Evinrude E40RWLCTR 40 hp pull starting

    That is the manual start " commercial " model.-----Marketed to the brawny fishing types.-----Look for electric start kit I say.
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    Moves slow

    A 1982 model.-----They sound good to the untrained ear , when running on a hose.----Not making enuff power to push a boat.-----Should be easy to figure out.----Perhaps flooding.----Fuel pump diaphragm ruptured ??----Nozzle gasket missing?----High speed jet inside the carburetor bowl plugged.
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    1983 Evinrude Tilt &Trim Wiring

    Correct -----The black wires are for the trim gauge.-----Not installed on every boat !
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    relay

    I believe It is the ---" tilt limit switch "-----On some boats the cowling might hit part of the boat.---Prevents damage to the cowling.------It is easily adjusted with no tools required
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    Moves slow

    Model #, pictures or year is helpful.-----Sounds like it might be running on 1 cylinder.-----Check reed valves.---Does spark jump a gap of at least 5/16" on a test device ?----Post compression test values.-----Check flywheel key.-----Check for blocked exhaust housing.
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    Looking for a fuel pump or kit (1967, 60 HP)

    Those non factory manuals were not the best.----The pump they talk about is repairable.----Just need to know how !!
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    Oil leaking from prop assembly

    No guessing needed.-----Pressure test the gearcase.-----I am on the side of the marina, normal.----Model # of the motor ?
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    Looking for a fuel pump or kit (1967, 60 HP)

    Nope---The pumps are all easy to repair and kits are offered to do the simple repair.----Well,---Simple to some folks
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    Looking for a fuel pump or kit (1967, 60 HP)

    Many fuel pumps are replaced as a guess.----They are elegantly simple and easy to test.----Easy to repair.-----On the fuel pump in post #1 a diaphragm replacement will make it work for many more years.
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    Pee stream

    Install a new water pump impeller.
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    Looking for a fuel pump or kit (1967, 60 HP)

    There is not much vacuum.----The reed valves open.----It is the PRESSURE pulse that drives the pump.
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    Looking for a fuel pump or kit (1967, 60 HP)

    Fuel pumps operate with PRESSURE from the crankcase.-----0379777 is the repair kit part #-----Simple repair !
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    Johnson 40hp VRO Float Switch

    Is there a float switch in a VRO pump ?-----There is a circuit that sounds an alarm for no oil flow.
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    Viking 25Hp Electric Start

    Contact---evinrudeparts.ca----Good folks in Ontario.
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    Viking 25Hp Electric Start

    Looks like motor has overheated ( paint colour ) ,------- So do some inspection.-----Remove bypass cover on intake side to look at piston / rings.
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