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    1968 johnson points conversion?

    boating season is almost upon us here in NM! I have 2 1968 johnson 100hp outboard engines. last year i went through 2 pulse packs, and am now on my 3rd. as you know those packs are'nt cheep!I had a mechanic look it over, but he could not figure out why the packs were going out so often. he...
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    good motor?

    i have a 1978 check mate trimate boat that came with a 110 inline merc. the merc was blown. i found a guy that is selling a 1968 johnson 100hp electramatic for 350$. he had it overhauled 3 yrs ago and has the receipts for all the work. is this a good motor? are the electramatic drives any good...
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    old frozen volvo ?

    i found a old 1976 sea king montgomery ward boat. it has a volvo penta inline 4cyl. inboard. also with a volvo drive. i dont know the serial # from the motor but the tag on the boat said it is a 120 hp engine. the boat has not been started in over 10 years but thay said it was running when...
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    pulse pack Maintenance?

    i lost spark on my 1968 johnson 100hp outboard. i ordered a new pulse pack and pulse transformer. thank god it fixed the problem. Are there any tips out there that would maybe prevent me from blowing the new pack? this is my first boat, and im learning as i go. any advice would be much...
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    ??????lost spark????????

    i bought a 1968 electramatic 100 hp johnson outboard v4. it ran great for about 20 hrs and than all of a sudden it lost the spark! the first thing i did was checked the power to the pulse pack and it was good.as was the ground. i did not have any volts to the pulse transformer at cranking. i...
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    ???coil question???

    im looking for a coil for my 100hp 1968 johnson outboard motor. the one that is on the motor now has a crack. the problem is i cant find one that will match the original! it looks like a coil off an old truck only shorter in length. all the coils ive looked at for that year and hp look...
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    How do i test my pulse pack????

    i bought a 1968 johnson 100hp electramatic drive out board motor. model#V4TL-14B serial #J2906227. the motor ran great for about 20hrs than it just stopped. i pulled out one of the plugs and grounded it and there was no spark!!! how do i determine if the pack is bad? what other kind of tests...
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