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    symptoms of a clogged carb

    usually we read threads here about what is going wrong and then the repliers try to offer solutions as to what the problem could be... seeing as i now I have a few larger and more expensive motors, I want to be more aware of potential problems. so on an other wise normally running motor, when...
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    slight piston damage, opinions please

    I picked this 1988 70 hp up last year about this time..one thing led to another and i eventually dissasembled it...not wanting to be so close to repairing or replacing something while I had it THAT FAR apart and not take care of it...which led to me TOTALY taking it apart!! what i found was...
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    marine fabrics choices and supply

    I am going to make a new duck blind for my boat this summer.. I am getting a heavy duty sewing machine as well for this and other projects. i also need to make a mooring cover for my Gf's bayliner, and a bimini top for my boat as well. I had been looking spicifcally for cotton duck...
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    carb or electrical??

    the motor is a 2001 50 hp johnson 2 stroke, VRO disconnected. premix gas. I sold the motor to my buddy, it always ran great...I borrowed his boat and had issues. He didnt install a fuel filter like i suggested, nor a water seperator. the motor was running great , then on a quick shutdown to...
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    spark plug condition photo

    took this plug out of my 1995 Johnson 115 yesterday... what does it say about what is going on in my motor. only one plug was like that... I use the boat in the winter in rough seas, so I want to keep it running in good shape all the time.. i usually use a little extra oil, that is why i...
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    another Horn question

    115 hp johnson 1997 controls( came with a 90 hp Evinrude motor i have) 1995 motor which means there is an adapter harness connecting the set of pigtails connectors on the controls harness to the big red plug on the motors harness. ( dont know if that matters) I get the horn beep when i turn...
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    crimps for Connection Plugs

    I want to rebuild a plug connector for my control-motor harness. It is the 5 or 6 pin main trunk. The connection is shorting out and I am losing continuity and i am sparking and burning the housing.( i can smell it) is there a place i can buy yhe factory style male and femal connectors that...
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    pretty sure it is electrical....maybe...

    1995 Johnson 115hp. I got a temp sender in each head they are identical . I have one temp guage ( omc) and I have a Cotura on -off-on switch to use to send a signal from either head to the guage . it had been working fine...but once in a while once side wont send....ie i am getting a no...
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    lower unit compatability help

    I have a Johnson 1988 48 Special will an Evinrude 1981 60 hp lower unit fit it? thanks bob
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    electrical gremlin question

    discovered I lost spark after running a short while and throttling down... happend three times in three days...last time would could not get the motor started again and eventually had nothing at my key switch( would not crank over) battery charged so since the motor was under warranty, i took...
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    loosing spark after running a little while

    the last 3 times out with my boat , the motor died after maybe less than a 1/2 hour of use. first time i thought it was the old gas I used( maybe coincidence) then I switched out the gas and took the boat to the ramp at lunch time from work on firday and she finally started and ran great...
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    draining carbs question

    Didnt have time to go to the gas station before I put my boat on the river . I needed to adjust the trailer and try the boat out again before the duck hunting opener sat. so i grabbed the old boats gas can which has been sitting since feb of this year. the boat ran across the river and then...
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    tongue weight question

    I just picked up a REALLY nice EZ Loader trailer that needs just a little work. it has a torsion axel! 8' bunks with glides all galvanized model EZW1418 2300 lbs I want to adapt it to my new boat which is already set up on a previosuly reworked super heavy duty trailer. the new trailer has...
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    what is the USUAL operating temperature???

    I finally got a second temp sender... one head settles in after a good amount of warm up at about 130 degrees.. the other head settles in at about 165 degrees before i react...id like to know the NORMAL range the motor is supposed to run at. i have good water pressure( got a gauge and a...
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    looking for a wiring harness adapter

    I am looking for a SHORT version of an adapter that BRP and OMC sold to adpat an engine older than 1995 to a control that is newer than 1996( my situation) I luckily have a harness that fits from my buddies 1987 88 spl take off, because the boat had a newer control..BUT i already have a...
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    finding a larger dia prop

    does any one know of a company that makes larger dia props for the small gear case V4's mine is a 1995 60 degree looper 115 johnson. I cant find a prop larger than 14" that has a HUB that matches the small V4 gear case. i had been looking at the props with the HUB kits thinking that any...
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    when to know fuel isnt getting to a cylinder...

    after reading here for 6 months about blown motors and their causes... it seems over heating and no oil are the most prolific causes. I have added a water pressure gauge to my boat and I have added a temperature gauge, and I have run two wires to pull feeds off the senders( only have one...
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    constant alarm for 10 seconds...

    Got my 1995 johnson Ocean Runner 115 hp rigged onto my boat this weekend. I had a 1997 evinrude Ocean Pro 90 HP just before this, so all my guages are the same...both used the system check tach. with the 115 after running a few minutes the alarm( continuous) goes off and the HOT light comes...
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    look what my johnson 115 did

    I never noticed this and I ran my 90 hp for a few trips before i took it off( knocking noise) and replaced it with a 115 ocean runner. went to to add gas and noticed this...the boat is new and this would have only been the second time i was adding gas. The vent was closed. that is some...
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    got a speed and an rpm....which way now?

    i took my boat out with the new to me 115 johnson. the prop I used came off my 90 ocean pro it is a 14x17. my tach now works( must have been an issue in the 90 hp I had) I used my gps to mark speed. I got up to 37 mph in my Ultra Roughneck MV turning at 5300 rpms. from talking around this rig...
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