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    Help! Won’t start when hot.

    how is the impeller doing ???
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    Lower unit oil

    side issue here ... but some of you may recall $20/month phone bills.... and complaints against the main Telco for their " local service subsidizing" high long distance rates enough to break up AT&T in the 70's Today the whole family runs around with thousand dollar phones plus...
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    Unknown 55hp Johnson boat restoration

    well if you ever do another one here is a great book to restore old FB boats https://www.amazon.ca/Runabout-Renovation-Find-Fiberglass-Speedboat/dp/0071580085
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    Lower unit oil

    well if you dump it....... they will think you are rich .
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    Lower unit oil

    tell them to save it and reuse it !
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    heat causes things to fail.... like condensers, coils do what needs to be done ! and don't run high speed in a bucket.... carb 100% clean check coils for cracks, wires etc...change condensers a vom test is not enough they must be tested at 250v+ check fuel pump... if hand...
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    btw .. the word TOP does not mean TDC it means the cam top side must be on TOP.... the hight point of the cam lobe is not TOP...!! tdc high point of the cam is where you set .020 gap but the video does it better
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    Lower unit oil

    yep... price went up....OEM is even more $$$$ 5 gals of skying gas... was $2.50 .... now 25L is $40 thankfully I don't water waterski anymore at 73 :-) both my back and my wallet would break
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    I use a 1/4 inch impact driver on the big bolt . the weight and inertia of the FW allows the extractor to pull up the fw without the FW rotating
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    the slot seems widenned but if you push it down manually it should fit and line up properly ... if the slot had been damaged that is something else ! be careful not damage the rub blocks as you fit he camlobe back down .!
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    i think the cam lobe is spring loaded removing the FW allows it to come up a bit ... not a problem coil looks ok make certain the oiler wick is in and oiled 1-2 drops
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    1975 9.9 sea horse

    stick a screw driver (small) into the top cyl. feel & position the top piston as it reaches TDC. check your timing marks they should line up
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    whatever works ...
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    these harmonic pullers work pretty good.. the inverted nylon lock nuts are used as limiters so as not to screw the bolts in to far in the FW and scrape the coils. They also keep the bolts from getting lost :-) btw that side push cam...controlled by the side knob....don't force the...
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    glad you found it ... those 9.5 need clean carbs see leroys and these 2 videos here is for timing
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    motors are sold for good and bad reasons.... upgrades, age,, loss of interest, granpa died.... and seized solid like mine I paid 50$ ...cdn ! with the break-in instructions still stuck on the side. after 60 + years
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    see seaction on idle stop adjustment knob and all you need to work on the 9.5hp http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_9.5.htm
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    Another Q about this '71 9.5hp

    did you try rotating the side knob which limits the throttle handle rotation this used to set the low limit to keep the engine idling properly rather than dyding out at to low a RPM rate. . when the idle is set properly just use the kill button switch to stop the engine.
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    1997 Johnson 20hp

    Then it will run good again until it heats up. when ws the impeller replaced last ??? don't know ?? ...time to change it !
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    1995 25hp Johnson 2 stroke, what are the best years for the 25 hp?

    will insurane liability cover a 25hp on a balloon ???
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