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    Spark Plug Fouling Problem

    My spark plugs keeping fouling with oil/gas on my 76' 35 hp Johnson that I just bought. I am mixing 50:1, I took the carberator apart and cleaned it. It will run for about 10 minutes then die if I try to idle it down. I can't restart it and when I pull the plugs they are covered with oil and...
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    Might need a new water pump (impeller)?

    I am not sure if I need a new water pump or not on my 1976 35 hp Johnson. When I used the flusher on idle, water came out the exhaust up high. Then I put it in a trash can and started it and nothing happened. The water is above the lower unit and pee holes, so I wonder if it needs replaced or...
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    Not sure if I am using Correct Spark Plug?

    My spark plugs keep fouling on my 1976 35 hp Johnson. It starts and runs, but when I shut it off, I can't start it again unless I take out the plugs and clean them, they get covered with gas/oil fast. But, I can't start it unless I choke it first, even after I cleaned the plugs. The plugs are...
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    Hard to Start 76' 35hp Johnson pull start motor

    I recently bought this motor from a guy who said it ran earlier this spring, but had trouble keeping it going. He replaced one of the coils mounted on the outside of the engine. So when I got it, I couldn't get it to start. I replaced and set the points at .020 and replaced the condensors. Put...
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    35 hp Johnson 1976 Question about # of coils

    I recently bought this motor that wasn't running and when I removed the flywheel, I noticed that it had only one coil in with the points and condensors. Can it start with only one coil or do I need to get another one to make it start? I am also not sure how to adjust the new set of points that I...
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    1976 35hp pull start tiller Johnson won't start

    I recently bought this motor and can't get it to start. It has decent compression on both cylinders and has spark. I replaced the points and condensers. I took apart and cleaned the carberator and it is getting gas into it. I also replaced and gapped the new spark plugs. I don't see any wires...
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