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    1977 6 hp johnson waterpump

    PW is giberish for PH... power head vermitherm is new to me
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    1977 6 hp johnson waterpump

    remove the gearcase...backflush the PW with air compressor to see if air flows freely back out the water tube. try air pressure from the pee hole and thermostat have you try passing a mono line up the pee hole ? did you have any missing fins on the impeller when you replaced it ? did...
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    Johnson 15 hp fuel pump

    read ...read.... read .... and then do a few .......then it is easy see #41& 42 in Leroy's site http://www.leeroysramblings.com/Outboard%20Motor%20Related/OMC%20outboard%20related%20articles.html
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    1966 johnson 6hp condensers

    http://www.leeroysramblings.com/johnson_magneto.htm there you go
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    Can I bypass the solenoid yellow wire in 79 Evinrude outboard?

    wires usual break in bends....hold the key at START...while turning the engine left and right with the steering. another area of problem is connectors.. open any connector and clean the mating surfaces of wires (M&F) check fuses if any...... replace or test if ok ....... reseat.. ...
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    Best solvent to soak parts

    no such thing as a dollar store anymore... thet are 4$ stores :-)
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    1966 johnson 6hp condensers

    unless you can measure capacitors properly it is hard to tell when and how bad they fail.... barring an obvious short circuit giving you a constant low resistance value it hard to say how bad things are. they realy need to be tested with high voltages to detect leakage between the 2...
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    Best solvent to soak parts

    salt can go with boiling it in hot water ... calcium can be dissolved with plain vinigar ..(hotter the better) petroleum gunk can be dissolved with lacquer thinner and some folks just soak in Pinesol. ultrasonic cleaners help or dremmel wire brush
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    Water temp warning ?

    try this site where ETEC owners share problems ... https://www.etecownersgroup.com/?forum=136487
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    Evinrude yachtwin 3hp peeing question

    just in case try to torque all the bolts in case someboby was in there and did not close it up properly. it does get pretty hot under that plate because the 3hp exhaust plate is not water cooled like other ones on biggger engines see a 7.5 exhaust cover with the inside plate and...
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    33 hp

    close enough ?? https://maxrules.com/graphics/omc/wiring/1957-60_35-40.jpg what problem do you have ??
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    Evinrude yachtwin 3hp peeing question

    powerhead base gasket may be broken easy fix mdl # ???? year manuf.
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    Regular fuel

    50 years boating with part of it old style fuel then ethanol came along Had 1 yes 1 issue with jellied fuel clogging a small OB.... rest is history ... no issues with ethanol 87 octane ( max 50 -60 hours boating/season)
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    1968 Johnson Tr-10r 55hp wiring help

    opene throtlle won't change much. 120 ok ...if it works don't fix it !!
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    RKL-24-L Proud daddy of twins. Maybe

    insurance /civil liabilities to consider if you overpower !!
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    Regular fuel

    opinions differ...has I stated a few times SF changed by backfiring flame throwing snowblower back to a smooth running workhorse after 10 minutes ... maybe snake oil in outboards but I never did have to clean-up/replace the carb on my snowblower at -10C ... it has been 3-4 winters now...
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    1972 evinrude 6hp issues

    the rim gasket fits all around and over the thermostat rim and sits nicely in position in the recess
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    1989 evinrude 25hp ignition/starter issue

    selenoid contact surfaces could have welded closed .... tap the selenoid see if it drops the stuck connection when the key is ON .... if selenoid is ok the options are few.... bad key internals shorting battery +12 to the START key control wire... battery +12 v reaching the selenoid...
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    1972 evinrude 6hp issues

    water should still be pouring out ... try backflushing from the thermostast housing inlet and outlet ports
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    Early 1960s Evinrude 75hp Starflite Barn find - Worth it?

    dirty but should be interesting to restore if the innards are ok . must be a big guzzler. Maybe 7.5g/ H at wot ...$35-40 /h
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