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    1998 Johnson 200 lower unit rebuild IM STUCK!!!

    OK I have the book on the engine and I was following it step by step. I removed the bearing carrier thrust bearing and reverse gear. Held back the pinion gear nut and counterclockwise spun the nut off the bottom of the pinion gear. Removed the bearing housing cover from the drive shaft. I used a...
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    1985 Johnson 140 overheating problem

    Hello all i recently bought a wellcraft center console with a 85 johnson 140 on it. I start it up in the driveway it will run for a while at idle then the over heat alarm comes on. The cylinder heads feel hot and i believe the alarm is correct. I dropped the lower unit the other day and replaced...
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    shift linkage 98 johnson 200hp

    How do you adjust the shift linkage correctly...I just did a water pump and reinstalled my lower unit. Now I have a thumping noise almost like its popping out of gear at high rpms
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    1998 johnson 200 hp oceanrunner thumping at high rpms

    Hello all, I'm having an issue with my engine thumping almost like its kickong out of gear at high rpms. I'm fearing the worst with the clutch dogs being shot. I just put a brand new prop on and have the same problem. It's weird though because I just did the water pump and now this problem is...
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    1998 200hp ocean runner trim problem

    Last season my tilt trim started working intermittent. When trimming the motor it started to move very slowly, almost like the battery was going dead. Over time the trim worked less and less then not at all. There was no oil leaks or sheen in the water when using the trim. When i removed the...
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    Help 1998 Johnson 200 ocean runner tilt prob

    I recently ordered a new power tilt/trim motor for my motor. I see its only 4 bolts to remove the motor from the housing. Is this housing filled with oil, do i need to have the motor proped up when i remove the trim motor? Or can i just pop the old connections and motor off and install the new...
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    1988 mercury 115hp 6 cyl HELP!!!

    So i recently wrote on this forum about my motor not running over 2000 rpms. So i replaced the stator and had the carbs cleaned. I changed all the fuel lines over to ethanol capatible material. The power head has 30 hrs,also put in a new fuel filer as well. I took the boat out and it ran great...
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    HELP HELP HELP mercury 1988 115 inline 6

    Hey guys i just bought a sea ray with a 115hp merc on it. It has 3 carbs six cylinders. The power head was redone 20 hrs ago compression is great in all three cylinders. I started up boat in my drive way several times and ran through the motionbs several times. The boat would run up to 5500...
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