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    Finally can troll for 1 hour none stop. With CLEAN sparkplugs.

    Yep, Makes a guy feel good when his motor runs the way it's suppose to. Glad the repair worked out for you.
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    Johnson stops dead!

    That's about how it went down. LOL I pulled away from the dock with about a 50 yard ride to the lake at about 5 M.P.H. Took her up to about 1/4 speed for about 2-3 minutes then 1/2 speed for about 5 minutes. Went in a big circle as to not get too far away from the dock. Opened her up and...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    FINAL UPDATE: First of all, can someone tell me how to label my heading on my post as an "update" with the date after it so guys will know when they see the heading of my post that I updated it? I would like to do that in my future posts like "Top secret file" heading did in the post a couple...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I looked at the wiring but I do not see anything that looks bad. I will open up the control box and check out the wires in there on the ignition switch, but as far as testing with an ohm meter, that is actually out of my league. I talked to the mechanic that I use when things go haywire, and...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    Thanks for the encouragement and I really hope I did too!!!
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    AMS Oil 75W90 or Evinrude Lower Unit Gear Oil

    I've had boats & motors for years, some really old and some newer ones. I used SuperTech lower unit oil in all of them and I never had a problem with this oil. My first motor froze & broke the housing in the winter because of water in the lower unit. Since that day, I drained the lower units...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I do not think the PP will fail now for sure as I renewed it. LOL I have a heat gun I can use to simulate the motor heating up, but I would not know where to point the thing. At the flywheel to heat things up under it?? T.Y.
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    Johnson stops dead!

    Well, again, I have my fingers crossed that the only problem I may have had when the motor was shutting off was just the power pack. I bought a new one for under $50 (Sierra brand) so I figured I would start there and it was very easy to replace the old one. If I still have the same problem, i...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    That sounds good. I will go on line and research how to test things. I did see how to test the stator without taking the flywheel off, but could not find anything on testing the coils yet, but I will search it out. I can probably find the specs on line if I find the way to test them. Thanks...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    Oh boy. I have access to a wheel puller, but do not know what an alignment ring is or what it's for. Maybe i better take it to a mechanic. Will I need to have to re-align anything if I just remove the flywheel and just look at the coils to see if they are destroyed before replacing...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I replaced the power pack on it today. Being a 1983 and probably all original under the flywheel, I am seriously thinking about removing the flywheel and checking the condition of the coils, stator and points and replacing it all while I have the flywheel off. The parts look cheap enough (other...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I watched a few videos about removing the flywheel and it does not actually look too hard to accomplish to replace the coils under it. The videos I watched did not show anything about a stator on any of them. Does my motor have a stator on it? It is a conversion from a tiller to a remote motor...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    So, I am assuming that Sierra is a pretty decent brand to purchase. I usually buy Sierra parts since I tried some Chines parts a few years back and learned about them Chinese parts really quick. Never again! Never had any problems at all with Sierra. Thanks.
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    Johnson stops dead!

    The coils checked out on line look like they are plenty cheap enough to replace as well as my power pack. I want to change the power pack by itself first to see if that is what caused my problem of the motor just shutting off like someone turned off the key. Did ot bog down or start missing or...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    Yep, I bought a Chinese carb kit a few years ago and it was garbage. Ordered OEM a few days after I put the Chinese parts in and what a difference it made! I hope Sierra is not a Chinese brand , but I never had a problem with Sierra.
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I ordered the power pack today from Amazon and it will be here tomorrow morning between 4 and 8 A.M., so to get it before Monday, it costed me a few bucks extra. Total with taxes & free delivery was $48.75. The brand is Sierra, part #113-2453 and it is a new one, not used, States it will...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    Thanks to all of you guys! I think I am going to get a new water pump for sure because I do not know tha age of the current one anyway, AND for the cheap price, I am going to switch out the power pack as the current one is most likely the original one, and they are pretty cheap ($43.00)for a...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    There may be a part number on the bottom of it. May be able to see one when I remove the old one, jonesg. Saltchuckmatt, I saw the same one on line for a price of $43.00 and that is a new one. Free delivery too, and the same part number that you listed here, so I think i will order that one...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    O.K. Guys. The engine did not overheat from the way it felt to my hand when she quit yesterday. I do not know how old the current pump is in it, but seller told me the pump was just renewed before I bought the boat last fall. Current compression is 105 on top, 112 on bottom cylinder. I want...
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    Johnson stops dead!

    I am going to get a new impeller installed. I don't know how old the current one is, but it does seem fine but maybe it is not.
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