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    1957 18hp Johnson seized

    hopefully it is now unstuck...14 years later
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    What brand of 2 stroke oil do you use for your Johnson Evinrude 2 stroke

    early ETECS like my 75hp has a oil line to mix in with the fuel to protect the HS fuel pump and injectors. They remove the feature around 2007 or 2008 so some folks now add a bit of oil in the tank ...to bad BRP took out the feature.
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    1978 Johnson 70hp… need wiring diagram for harness

    https://maxrules.com/graphics/omc/wiring/78-84_3-CYL_EL.jpg https://maxrules.com/graphics/omc/wiring/REMCONTBOX.jpg
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    20hp evinrude bogg and stall

    no need to spray fuel in the carb it won't help because it does not circulate fuel via the small passages inside the carb. all that does is feed gas to the inlet reeds and crankcase. if it bogs down at high throttle the HS circuit in the carb is not delivering the amount of fuel the...
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    1973 Evinrude 25hp wire harness plug repair.

    up to you... connector plugs are used all over the place and some are rated water proof ! . a touch of grease helps to !
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    20hp evinrude bogg and stall

    fuel dries and clogs fine passages, needle points and precisely measured fuel jets not to many options has suggested... you fiddle with them , you clean them or ....have them cleaned by the shop man $$$ sometimes....if you are lucky just running the engine even poorly will suddenly...
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    1973 Evinrude 25hp wire harness plug repair.

    tons of multi wire plugs on Amazon... since you are keeping the main connector for the high current stuff the rest can be reconnected and depending on the actual amount of wires to re joined you can even use a typical trailler male-female connector set just find the appropriate...
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    1955 evinrude fastwin 15

    " trust but measure !" :-)
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    1955 evinrude fastwin 15

    try vintage outboard .com for seal kits
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    Coil check

    I belieive those square coils are a couple hundred ohms HV and a few LV side .... check utubes or experts will chime in . i guess points are no longer the issue :-)
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    1977 55 hp evinrude

    great find.. thanks for feedback... yes carbs need a clean up sometimes but let it run a while sometimes things clear up after passing fresh fuel in the carb. ..try some engine cleaner products like EV engine cleaner and see if things improve ... if not do the carb simple old style...
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    Coil check

    a few ohms ...3.5 ..ohms I presume seems a bit high but indicates continuity is ok is the coil causing issues ?? points and condensers are usually more suspects with the readings you have btw indicate coil type engine model year etc...
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    Starter not engaging

    ?? redisplaying... sorry should posted link instead.... see full link https://surveillancetrailerrental.com/easy-12v-battery-voltage-chart/#:~:text=A%20fully%20charged%2012V%20battery%20or%20battery-pack%20will,12.1V%20or%20higher%2C%20looking%20at%20the%20chart%20above.
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    Starter not engaging

    see chart... charge your battery...... if more than 5years old and lacked TLC... buy a new dedicated boat STARTER Battery .
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    Starter not engaging

    STEP #1 make certain the battery is fully charged and all connections are made shinny for max . amperage transfer to the starter
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    78/79 johnson 85hp tilt trim wiring

    If grounds are ok .... if 12v DC fat red input is ok... if fuse is ok.... if control wire from trim switch has good 12v and fat (middle top post) output from the the clicking relay is absent relay is not passing the source 12v (bottom post) to the blue output post...
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    78/79 johnson 85hp tilt trim wiring

    FAT RED ... main BATTERY 12 volt source to relay BLACK .... ground supply to the the inner winding of the relay BLUE OUT of relay.... driver 12v to run the T&T UP as per Racerone comment .. this is the only switched current by the relay from the fat red to the fat blue output when...
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    78/79 johnson 85hp tilt trim wiring

    this may help ... so motor side confirmed OK this plan shows the relay/seloind in activated by grounding the control post to switch battery "out" to the motor make certain fuse is good and passing 12v to the trim switch that 12v is needed to activate the relay sending power to the...
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    78/79 johnson 85hp tilt trim wiring

    on some 3 wireT&T black to motor never gets switched so 2 wires remain blue and green applying power to either one individulally should produce up or down motions if not wires to motor or motor defective. the rest is simple relay operation.. one winding is grounded the other is...
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    78/79 johnson 85hp tilt trim wiring

    so 3 wire T&T
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