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    1998 Johnson 4hp choke linkage

    I need the front cowl off this thang, to get at the carb, and I can't figure out how to get the choke knob off. It's a friend's motor, and I got no manual. Any suggestions?
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    Johnson J4BRECJ leaning out....

    Twin 2 stroke 4 hp, looks like a '98. It starts easy, moves good water thru it, raps up good, but if I run it from 1/3rd throttle or lower in the can, it will start to lose RPM, and if I twist the throttle, it bogs and dies. When it starts the downward RPM drift, if I pulse the choke right...
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    Mythological Bearing search

    I got a Bravo 1, ser# OB804538, and it has upper problems. The wrench man says it needs a couple of bearings, # B-3214. I'm not having much luck finding the durned thangs. Anybody got any ideas?
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    What motor oil for a 2004 Johnson 6 hp 4 stroke?

    I got a really killer deal on this motor, and I've been running around in my skiff with it like a madman. I don't have the money for a service manual, but I'd like to take the best care of this little gem that I can. What kind of motor oil does Johnson think I should be using in it? What lower...
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    Ted Williams 4.5hp

    Re: Ted Williams 4.5hp You are a lucky man, rbb - it has points, not the solid state ignition. I'd do like narwhals said - check for fire, and if you have it, give it a taste of fuel, see what it does. If you have a fuel delivery problem, again narwhals is right - if you replace that 'duckbill'...
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    Johnson Bombardier ID stickers marked out

    The model, serial and everything else on the sticker has been marked out, apparently by machine. I just got this motor for $400, and I'm sure it was a really good score, but I want to know everything I can about how to take care of it, and stay out of trouble, so I need to ID it. I've just never...
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    Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem

    Re: Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem I'm psyching myself up against possible disappointment. Yankin' that line with a grounded plug is like lookin' down a rabbit hole that you know either has a grenade, or an egg McMuffin in it.
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    Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem

    Re: Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem Yo, T-Ty - I'm putting a screwdriver under the flywheel on the cylinder side, putting some pry pressure upward on it, then shocking the crank with a 10" long aluminum bar, 1.5" diameter. I have the nut on there flush with the...
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    eska 9.9 14210F ser# 4017084

    Re: eska 9.9 14210F ser# 4017084 The 45 degrees is a good thing to know about, but I have got it in there at the wrong 45. Not that much fun, really. The Series 2 is the top image.
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    Eska 9.9 CDI CopyCat hack of Truckintyler Interference Problem

    I have de-potted the trigger coils, cut their traces, soldered leads to the + and -, and run them, along with extended charge coil wires, out from under the flywheel on the starboard side. It's all hooked up and hangin, so I can turn the engine over, and see if it sparks. The problem is, when I...
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    eska /gamefisher 9.9/15 cdi fix replacement

    Re: eska /gamefisher 9.9/15 cdi fix replacement I have the board populated with two of these circuits - I ususally like using one of those solderless test boards for this sort of thing, but I'm just goin' for it this time. I gotta tie some leads to this thing, then my poor neighbor gets the...
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    Eska 7.5 hp lower u anatomy

    Had the lower unit off my 217.586751, and the drive shaft pulled right out of it. I saw a wire snap ring groove at the splined lower end of it, but no snap ring. Uh-oh.... So I took off the bottom skeg plate, and saw this bronze looking ring in there, that is broken in half. Aawww..... Then some...
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    '56 Fastwin 15 Hp plumbing

    I got this thing from my father in law, to make it run and sell. No spark at either plug wire, although it looks like brand new black coils. Points look a little scatty, so I'll replace those, and check for fire again. In rooting around in there, I'm seeing that somebody has converted the motor...
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    '84 Sears/Eska irritaing me desparately

    I just found, installed, and went thru the break-in protocol on a 217.586751, 7.5 hp Gamefisher powerhead. I think I got the throttle cam in the right place, it runs wonderfully, as long as I don't kill it to park and return a call, or investigate a beaver dam, or nest, or just to listen to the...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Re: Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal? I think I have defined my problem - it's timing. The SSI stator has the charging coil in the same place the point coil goes. This means the SSI triggers are about 90 degrees from where the points coil is, so the keys will not be in the same place at TDC, and the...
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    eska 5hp ignition promblems

    Re: eska 5hp ignition promblems I'll save the real experts the effort, and tell you that you should post you model #. They'll want to know if you have points, or one of those Tecumseh solid state ignitions that are renowned for early failure. When you had the flywheel off, was there one of...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Re: Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal? Lucky, and I hit the dump twice a day, three times a week. It's beginning to look like the spare is going to be a dicier adaptation to the leg than it looked like at first. The plates between engine and leg are different, and I'm deliberating whether to attempt the...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Re: Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal? Holy Crapinoli! I skifed a 640-20 from the dump a couple of years ago, because it was close enough to mine, that I thought it would have some useful parts, I always thought it was probably a 5 hp, and it was lying dead in the dump, because some poor blackguard...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Re: Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal? I'm goin' in - Here's what I saw. 4 The dark zone on the crank kind of makes me wonder if there's not some wear there, but I'll mic it up later. The gasket under the stator casting calipers at .030" thick. I found a number on the block casting - It's 881998 This...
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    Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal?

    Re: Sears 7.5 HP Crank seal? Wonder if this would snag that seal out of there?
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