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    Johnson 9.5 carb

    flywheel is now unballanced.....not good :-(
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    Johnson 9.5 carb

    vents are meant to let air in or out as the fuel level rises and fall inside the carb bowl the float should stop excessive fuel reaching the vent hence, as indicated, the float/inlet needle set up is not set properly carb and toilet bowl floats work the same way :) they rise...
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    Sync cam throttle on 71 Johnson 25hp

    run a good decarb product... not a big expense for a trial to much turbulence could cause cavitation
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    How to disconnect plastic linkage (1998 4HP)?

    don't realy know you can use a less harsh solvent like fuel oil kerosene you can tape up the plastic part on the shaft if worried fresh gasoline could surely do to clean the carb and that carb lives with gasoline all the time so i doubt it would be affected . air blow all passages...
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    How to disconnect plastic linkage (1998 4HP)?

    sorry .. I would not venture enough to give you a suggestion I think you can clean that carb without a full soak the upper LS needle can come out and if you want to do a full clean-up you will need to pull the top plug on the LS drip chamber see pic of an older FD carb much like...
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    How to disconnect plastic linkage (1998 4HP)?

    if you gently skweeze the splip part with pliers it should allow you to pull out both the link and plastic insert
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    Sync cam throttle on 71 Johnson 25hp

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    1060 Evinrude fisherman 5.5hp

    puffitu... you really need a book to chase all these issues 60 posts on a 5.5hp must be a record :-) join up AOMCI and get yourself a free copy of the johnson maintenance manual downloaded form Garry Spencer's drop box. it is free to members it is a 691 page book covering oldies from...
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    Sync cam throttle on 71 Johnson 25hp

    how did you clean te HS jet behind the bottom bolt on the carb did you run a small mono or very small gauge wire to dig out any built up crud you should see light clearly if you look into the HS jet cutting suddenly at WOT may be a fuel restriction issue...if not electrical the low...
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    1060 Evinrude fisherman 5.5hp

    see pics & description fyi sorry bad file name .... shock absorber ! they need to be a very very specific length ... if broken some just weld them to the proper size then install a shear pin instead of a drive pin on the prop shaft. to remove the 6 GC screws I use a 1/4...
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    Ignition Shorting?

    I still can’t find the solenoid... flow the fat red wire on the starter !! there is only 1 (just follow the red brick road) Glad you found the stick buton ! you are on your way to become a carb expert :) if you are overly concerned you can try a half bottle of engine clear in a fresh...
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    Ignition Shorting?

    Wiring and 12 volts confusing... Not really... learning is a slow process which grandma explained very well when I was a kid. the human brain is like bottleneck. If you try to fill the bottle to fast you spill most of the liquid . Yet as time goes by the underlying objective is...
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    Ignition Shorting?

    just follow the fat red wire on the starter.... back to the selenoid OUTPUT POST ... the other fat post (INPUT) has a fat 12v from the batt. and smaller 12 v wires from the rectifier (the one with 2 yellows) and the other smaller bolted wire is the CONTROL wire from the start...
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    1060 Evinrude fisherman 5.5hp

    those are great motors ! just it feed it oil...and gas thanks for feedback
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    Ignition Shorting?

    don't guess and spend needless money ... that simple 2 wire push button may be faulty.. first thing to do is locate the selenoid and remove the single.. smaller wire.. see picture bolted on the side somewhere. if starter stops spinning go back to that push button and disconnect the...
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    Ignition Shorting?

    if you are saying the engine wants to crank on its own all the time....then the starter is being fed +12v constantly on its big red fat 12v post. follow the wire to the selenoid that juice is from the selenoid relay which is either got its internal contacts welded shut thereby...
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    1060 Evinrude fisherman 5.5hp

    with cheap pumps ... some do not rebuild... they repurchase. :-)
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    thanks for your feedback.. it is a great help to learn from and train others :) after soliciting help......many come and go never to be heard of again
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    6 Gallon OMC Metal Fuel Tank

    cut the tip at 45 deg. !!
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    1959 johnson 50 super seahorse

    check gearcase for water intrusion... replace the oil anyway use new seals
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