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    dual lever side mount control question

    ok so i bought one of these http://www.iboats.com/Side-Mount-Dual-Lever-Control-Black-Uflex/dm/*******.999713989--**********.570809060--view_id.197587 for my 1978 85 hp johnson #85ml78c, when it arrived the existing control wires will not/do not work, i realize they say the different connection...
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    high rpm idle on 85hp johnson

    1978 85hp johnson #85ml78c. ok so after replacing a couple coils on my motor i went to start it up today and it wants to idle real high with the choke OFF... with the choke ON/fully engaged it seems to idle well (in the 500 - 800 rpm range) but after fiddling with it a while i noticed a...
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    need replacement control cable...

    ok so i broke my control cable that does the gear shifting on my 1978 85 hp johnson. im ordering a new control box from iboats but i cant seem to find what actual cable i need to fit into the darn thing... iboats only offers the control box, but i need both the box and the able... any ideas...
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    spark gap testing...

    ok so i got a spark gap tester and im going to do a test on my coils tomorrow... so could someone please tell me the proper procedure on doing a spark gap test on a 1978 85 hp johnson... i just dont want to burn anything up while doing this... i know at least 1 coil is bad but need to check...
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    what do you tow your boat with?

    forgive me if this is a repeat thread, but being a new boat owner my car wont tow my boat (go figure) so now being that me owning a boat is a lifestyle changer, im looking into (and going to get) a truck or SUV for taking my boat to and fro the launch... what do you guys use? im looking at a...
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    water pressure gauge question...

    1978 85 hp johnson #85ml78c on a 1977 glastron gt-150... the dash has a water pressure gauge that is inoperative ive followed the tube from the gauge to the engine case where it sits unhooked and routed to the port side of the motor, its a hollow tube almost identical to the pitot tube.... its...
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    replacing ign. coil on 1978 85hp...

    is replacing the ignition coil(s) on a 1978 johnson 85 hp a do it yourself type of job? i have the repair manual (series) but it doesnt have that procedure listed as far as i can tell, only how to test for a bad one... any ideas if its a do it yourselfer? note my motor has 2 coils fr the 4...
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    almost blew up!!! scary!!

    well i would like to relay a horror story a buddy of mine put me thru a couple days ago... we got up early for a nice boat day, we had the cooler full the boat full with pretty women and were heading out but before we decided to fill er up, so we pull up to the marina in the boat, bloody mary in...
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    85hp johnson stalls when put in gear...

    1978 85 hp johnson #85ml78c finally got her in the water today and she ran great for a little while but while running at 3/4 throttle it was like someone flipped a switch, rpms drop and eventualy motor quit.. towed back to the launch. got the motor running again but doesnt want to idle at...
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    85 hp johnson warmup question

    1978 johnson 85 hp outboard #85ml78c was wondering how long the motor should run in higher rpms before its warmed up enough to idle correctly. and also what rpms should it be at while warming up and what rpms should it be at after its warmed up... thanks yall!!
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    oil in the water... please read...

    well guys looks like my boating days are numbered 2 to be exact... i live in the florida panhandle and that GIANT oil spill in the gulf is slowly creeping my direction... and to be honest with repairs and all i havent had the boat in the water for one second this season... im awefully bummed and...
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    im giving up! cable shifter probs

    i just replaced the carbs on my 1978 johnson 85 hp #85ml78c but now the air housing unit that came with it, the shifter and throttle cables dont fit like they used to. but throttle works fine but the gear shifter (seperate handle on control box) wont go into forward or reverse. when i pull to...
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    water pressure gauge...

    1978 johnson 85 hp #85ml78c ok so i found the hollow tube going from my motor to the water pressure gauge. problem is it isnt hooked to anything on the motor... where does that tube hook to? i couldnt find any sort of nipple or anything to hook it to.... thanks guys! p.s. got my new carbs in...
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    trim compatibility issue suggestions?

    ok i have a 1978 johnson 85hp v4 seahorse (thats what the cowling says) #85ml78c or something like that and right now it has the old style rod and hole trim sysytem purely manual by hand. and i found on CL what could be a great deal on a trim package (everything) from a 1978 85hp evinrude...
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    vinyl flooring opinions...

    ok so i was wanting to get some opinions on what everyone thinks of marine vinyl flooring. my boat has that crappy blue carpet through out (1977 glastron gt 150) and i dont like it the guy i bought the boat from said he just replaced it. but he didnt do a very good job and its ugly... and also...
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    1inch and 1 1/16th inch difference...

    i have this 1978 johnson 85hp outboard and it turns out there are 2 different size carbs on it ok so i just got the specs. one is a 1inch d-5 #323302 and the other is a 1 1/16 d-6 #323352... i mean one sixteenth of an inch is gonna make me have to buy all new carbs for this thing? please tell...
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    1978 85 hp johnson carb questions...

    so i found out today the motor i just bought has 2 different size carbs on... so the question is can i put a pair of 1977 johnson 115hp carbs on a 1978 johnson 85 hp power head? ive kinda looked around but have had no success in finding that info... thanks... i have no clue lol... stamped on...
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    homemade glastron gt150 windscreen...

    i am going to be fabricating myself a new windscreen on my 1977 glastron gt 150 the original is gone but all the bolts/screws are intact i just came from lowes hardware and they have some inexpensive acrylic plyable plexiglass i was thinking of cutting and rounding off edges to install in it. a...
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    fish finder suggestions...

    ok so now im in the market for a halfway decent fishfinder in the $300 range or less. color would be nice but if theirs a more efficient grey tone that would work also... just wanted to get yalls opinions and or expieriences with different ones. of course gps or charting options would be nice...
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