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    Older boat/ motor and New Electronics

    I have a 78 Johnson 115 V4 on the back of my 82 Ranger 330V. I have put much (probably too much) time and money into both of them. Both boat and motor perform well. The bought came to me with a Humminbird Helix 9 at the bow, and I have added a garmin Echomap 9 with side and downscan. Both are...
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    Charging trolling motor batteries

    I have a two bank charger. Would that only take care of the two trolling motor batteries , then? When I had the batteries wired in parallel, I would hook the pos. charger lead to one of the batterie's pos. post. I hooked the neg. charger lead to the neg. post on the second battery, thus...
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    Charging trolling motor batteries

    Thank You! Any advice on charging? Can I charge both batteries at the same time or do I have to charge each one separately?
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    Charging trolling motor batteries

    Hello. I usually hang out in the Johnson/Evinrude section, but I have some questions about batteries. I am currently running a 12V Minn Kota Edge powered by two 12V flooded lead acid batteries, wired in parallel, for longer run time. To charge them, I have been using a basic, but newer digital...
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    78 Johnson 115hp Crossflow Stalls When Put into Gear!?!

    I think you are right! I will run through it all again. Thanks!
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    78 Johnson 115hp Crossflow Stalls When Put into Gear!?!

    Compression #'s are 105/103/105/104 on the old starter. I haven't run one with the new starter, yet. I have had this motor for a few years now and had it running very well. I have worked through several issues with the help of this group. Last year I made a costly mistake and hit the terminal...
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    78 Johnson 115hp Crossflow Stalls When Put into Gear!?!

    Hello. Can anyone tell me how to properly adjust the remote control cables where they connect to the motor. I think that my motor is stalling because they are not adjusted correctly. I recently rebuilt my carbs and replaced fuel pump. When I put the carbs back on I followed the factory service...
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    V4 CROSSFLOW: SPRING MAGNET IN LOWER UNIT??

    Thank You so much! And for such a quick response. I may be able to finish this today, after all
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    V4 CROSSFLOW: SPRING MAGNET IN LOWER UNIT??

    Hello. I am replacing the seals in the lower unit of my 1978 Johnson 115hp. My question is about the football shaped magnet spring. When I unscrewed the shift rod and pulled it out I heard something in the gearbox and when I took off the cover I retrieved the spring magnet. Does that thing just...
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    Johnson V4 Crossflow Throttle return

    Yes different thread
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    Johnson V4 Crossflow Throttle return

    I posted yesterday asking what type of lubrication I should use on the new timer base that I just installed. The manual species moly lube for the brass ones, but my new one is all plastic. As for idle speed. I'm not sure of the exact rpm because I didn't look at the gauge, but I'd say between...
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    Johnson V4 Crossflow Throttle return

    So, I took apart the throttle linkage and it was filthy! I cleaned ALL of the dried up stick black "gunk" from all the plastic bushings and metal contact surfaces. Reassembled the linkage/spring assembly and then it started to rain! Everything seemed to be moving much better. I didn't use any...
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    Johnson V4 Crossflow Throttle return

    Hello. On my 1978 Johnson the throttle doesn't seem to be returning properly. At first, I thought it was the timer base. Is the throttle supposed to return to the idle stop screw and the timer base back to its starting point? No difference if the cable is off or on hopefully I'm explaining this...
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    What kind of lube for timer base??

    Hello, I am replacing ignition components on my 1978 Johnson 115 V4 Crossflow. My old timer always seem to have problems returning back to idle. Some suggested that may have been because the grease dried up. The old one was brass, but the new one is all plastic. What type of lubricant should I use??
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    ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TOOLS

    Got It! A little dielectric grease did the trick. Thanks, everyone!
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    ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TOOLS

    Hello, I'm replacing some parts on my '78 Johnson 115 and need to remove a couple of wires from their Amphenol connectors. Then I will need to insert each of the two wires into the two new connectors. Does anyone know of a way to do accomplish this WITHOUT buying the tool kit that is kind of...
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    Carburetor Rebuild Question....V4 Crossflow

    All all cylinders between 105psi an115psi
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    Carburetor Rebuild Question....V4 Crossflow

    Fuel seeping out of gaskets. I have had the kits for a while but I have a phobia about messing around with carburetors...But, you're right. These carbs are very simple and easy to deal with. I figured now would be a good time to do them while I'm waiting for parts. I decided to replace All of...
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    Carburetor Rebuild Question....V4 Crossflow

    Hello, I'm all set to rebuild the carburetors on my '78 Johnson 115hp. The factory service manual says to "put a bead of OMC adhesive 'M' around the outer edge of new core plug". I was taught to NEVER use adhesives or sealants in carburetors! Does anyone have any experience with " adhesive M"...
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    CROSSFLOW PERFORMANCE ?'s

    Bought a rectifier ( Sierra 18-5708) off Amazon), installed it, and took the boat out last Friday. Started up ok, ran good, but then I noticed my tach was out and voltmeter gauge was reading 12.9 (battery voltage) and dropping because of accessory load. Bad Rectifier out of the box?? As for...
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