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    starting Johnson 130

    I read all kinds of wiki's and threads before posting this. Trust me, I don't want to waste anyone's time. I have a 1996 Johnson 130 that if I leave sit for a week is hard to start. Every two stroke I've ever had has some sort of procedure you have to use to start it. I'm hoping that's all I...
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    Johnson 130 issue with reverse

    I just bought a boat with a Johnson 130. The reverse gear does not have much power. It has enough to back the boat up, but not much more. Thoughts on what could be wrong, or is this normal?
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    1995 Johnson 130 compression question

    Hi guys, I'm looking into a 1995 Johnson 130 J130TLEOA with 90 compression on all four cylinders. Is this decent compression? I'm used to seeing something in the 120+ range. The motor seemed to start and run well when I went to look at it. Anything I should know about this year / model of...
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    1995 Force 120 slow to get on plane

    Last trip out on my way back from the fishing grounds (about 10 miles) boat felt sluggish getting on plane, and would only top out around 28 mph, usually about 10 mph faster. I just took it out today and same thing. Fuel efficiency seems down as well. Boat feels very slow and sluggish to get...
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    96 Force 120 starting issue

    Took the boat out yesterday, she ran fine most of the day. We went out 25 miles from Oceanside, and back to do a little rock fishing. After rock fishing for 3 or 4 hours the boat wouldn't start. I figured the deep cycle battery had drained a little, so switched it to both batteries, started...
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    Force 120 1996 lost power to trim and ignition

    We were out fishing yesterday, motor was running fine. We were using the tilt frequently to lift the motor and drift over kelp to pothole-fish for bass. Lowering the motor, got it 3/4 of the way down and then no power to the tilt or the ignition. We were able to manually start the motor with...
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