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    How does this come off

    I need to take the head off I guess, my steering is too stiff and it needs cleaned. It is a 1994 Johnson 48hp special. There are 2 grease fittings on the motor, one at the top of the lower unit right below the bottom cover where the shift rod goes down and the other at the bottom of the lower...
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    Replacing Swithes Help

    I have 2 swithes in my Polar Skiff, one is an on- off-on that is marked anchor and Nav. and the other is a single on-off marked acc.. The swithes are ones with lights in them so when they are switched on they light. Now, I need new ones cause all the terminals are rusting off the swithes. I have...
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    steering and paint

    I had stuck steering on my 1994 48hp johnson. It was stuck on the top swivel of the motor. I disconnected the steering cable and took off the bottom motor cover and removed the grease fitting and an allen screw next to the grease fitting(don't know what it is for) and sprayed it with penetrating...
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    48 Johnson

    Checked everything out and all seems to be fine, wires are good and fuel filter ring is ok. One thing I did is pulled the gas supply line off motor and let it run out. It idled real smooth the last 20 seconds before it died, does this mean it is flooding or pooling as the book says or is this...
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    1994 48HP Johnson

    I checked the wires and power pack, checked the idle screw. It seems when I run at idle speed or just above to keep it running in my driveway for 2 or 3 minutes and shut it off, black looking oil runs down the motor on to the ground, I can't see where it is coming from but it is running all the...
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    Johnson bad idle

    I have a 1994 48HP Johnson that idles BAD, cuts off, spits and sputters unless I give it gas. Took the carbs off and it is clean as a whistle, jets are all clear, set the throttle linkage by the book and fiddled with the idle mixture screws some. Changed the plugs and they were in good shape, a...
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