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    Help! 1973 johnson 65 outboard

    do you not see +12 battery on the solenoid main IN post the OUT being the one to the starter battery cables can be bad due to breaks bad crimps etc... so follow the juice. if no +12 on the solenoid work back check grounding of B- on the engine use the diagram to trace power ...
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    Help! 1973 johnson 65 outboard

    we can all coach you but you need to tell us your level of expertise in tracing wires and using a VOM or test lamps to trouble shoot. engines need good clean connections to a strong battery they need to have B+12v reaching the key B post the key must transfer B+ to the starter solenoid...
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    Help! 1973 johnson 65 outboard

    see utubes 1-3 series after you get it to kick over
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    Help! 1973 johnson 65 outboard

    step1- do you hear a clicking sound when you turn the key....to start if not look for any blown fuses .. you must have +12v on the switch B post look at the 1972 diag. see the fuse ? on purple white to the switch B post always attempt to start with shifter in neutral...
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    wisemen don't eat crow like me :)
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    needle packing is also important because any leakage of inbound air will serve to reduce the " pull" from the crankcase suction on the LS cct " in the mean time since you suspect your needle is blunt, broken, whatever you can always try your best to "sharpen it to a real pointy needle...
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    close up view old carb with needle adjustment on newer models the bottom one is replaced with a small orifice jet everything must be 100% clean !!
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    mower .... outboards....carbs work the same... basically some have needles some have jets some have air orifices but they all work the same... they pulll fuel from the fuel bowl via 2 circuits HS LS
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    your motor is not old but the operating concepts are !!! to read up on how carbs and old motors work you have utbes galore or for $20 you can download the Johnson maintenance " bible" with 400 + pages of interesting reading and concepts to bring you up to speed on the modern stuff. that...
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    Evinrude 9.9 Tiller Adjustment

    did you try lining up the words by skipping a tooth or two on the mating gears. on my recent 7.5 Merc with a "missing tag" I copied one from a site on the Net then "power pointed" it to the proper size. I plasticized it both sides and just wrapped it and glued in place while...
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    the " missing millimeter tip" could be stuck in the ls orifice in the idle cct chamber under the dime size plug get a new plug pull theold one out and check the side wall of the chamber where the tip normally controls the inflow of fuel to the top chamber... check utubes on cleaning...
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    Backup temperature gauge+sensor (digital)

    pick your max temp ex: 85C for 185 F ....glue it ....alarm it to a loud piezo buzzer $2.75 each ...
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    Backup temperature gauge+sensor (digital)

    if you want temps... hook-in (Mc Giver) a BBQ wireless remote ... works on steaks :) they alarm to when done.
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    1986 6.5 hp

    see #26 high speed jet 24 low speed needle #15
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    Electric fuel pump conversion

    this thread is 11 years old.... best to open a new one reviving old ones is not recommended. the problem is hopefully solved since 2013 :) in any event those pumps are all over the place incl Amazon. Any proper sized pulse pump should work space permitting...
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    2000 johnson 50 hp fuel pump issues

    just in case
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    1986 6.5 hp

    what is wrong with the carb anyway ? generally a good and complete cleaning solves the problem. did you clean out the top low speed circuit... the small tube is a problem sometimes make certain it is clear ans installed properly. clean & blow all orifices. if nothing is broken or...
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    1992 bass tracker alarm keeps going off

    back to basics... buzzers buzz because they are defective (it happens) or they are told to buzz by wires being chaffed or by defective "sensors"... finally because a problem is not fixed (cooling oiling etc..) . try to find the wiring diagram feeding the buzzer or trace the wires back...
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    Flywheel and throttle cam plate moving together

    bricklayers are mostly color blind ....mortar color dyes are to much trouble... :-(
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    1966 Johnson 9.5hp (MQ-12A)

    the 1966 Evinrude version next to my 75 ETEC is actually a 9622a mdl with the vibration kit :) Ran all day long trolling without complaints (65 psi) and provided peace of mind if ever the fancy ETEC would leave me 10 miles out on a windy Northern lake. Up here in the great white North...
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