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  1. MIKEY*2007

    wireing terminale loose

    Hey guys last trip out my 1985 90hp lost power on and off got back and found that right side next to power pack the terminal block had come loose would this cause the earth to stop motor running properly as i have tightened it back up the motor ran fine on flusher but have not tryed under load...
  2. MIKEY*2007

    hydrofoil ?

    I have a 14 ft ski boat V hull with a 90 johnson on it it jumps up out the hole quite well and goes great till 3/4 throtle stearing wise but at wot she is almost a mack truk to turn I have a plastic hydrofoil fin (whitch is surposed to make steering easy) on motor why is steering so hard at...
  3. MIKEY*2007

    oil amount in gearbox

    Can anyone tell me how much oil a 85 hp 1985 model johnson holds in the gearbox on a recent oilchange 450 mls came out and I put 450mls back in but no oil came out top hole, don't know what that is in US ounces , but we buy oil here in aus by halve litre (500) millilitre bottles and I spilt 50...
  4. MIKEY*2007

    water pumping out wrong place

    After great help on here to get my 78 85 hp running (thanks guys) noticed water coming out every where of front exhurst cover with 4 philips srews just below steering arm then noticed that no water coming out of the two outlets on back of housing 2 of these srews are missing is this the cause or...
  5. MIKEY*2007

    starting isue

    have a 85hp 1979 200840r has a spark that gives you a little kick is this normal or should it boot the hell out of you if you hold a srewdriver on end of plug lead as motor won't fire at all not sure if it is getting fuel or not how to test pump outflow
  6. MIKEY*2007

    1979 85 hp model 200840R

    I am installing this on my boat there is a black plastic box that has all the wires coming out is this to go in the engine or bolt on the transom as it looks like a solenode of some kind and has the ptt wires on there as well also has positive and neg large ones that look like go to battery but...
  7. MIKEY*2007

    arced dizzy

    put a screwdriver across my dizzy on a early 80's blue band and arced it replaced coils still won't fire up any help thanhs
  8. MIKEY*2007

    R.I.P. Neil Coddington

    Sad week end in Australian speed boat racing circle over the death of Neil Coddington. neil a native Australian was a former champion speed way bike rider in England for a few seasons in the late 70's,when he was warming up his beloved boat BLUE MAX at a moderate speed on Somerset Dam 45 mins...
  9. MIKEY*2007

    iboats back in aussie land

    G'day boys! Well bugger me where have you blokes been? out fighting wars again! last time I could log on here was Feb 2009 really missed this site can someone tell us aussies what happened to your site we could not get it for ages so I gave up and tonight I tryed and up it came any way good to...
  10. MIKEY*2007

    ajusting fast idol

    68 100 hp inline six i'am looking at advancing fast idol lever to get more revs up at warm up looked at it and went hum!!! any one know how to, or am i just having brain fade motor runs fine at idol but won't rev much higher than idol when lever is placed right up. hard to keep running when cold
  11. MIKEY*2007

    hole shot problem

    I have old 68 100 hp merc on 17 ft p/ wood when I try to pull a big or heavy skier she bogs down just enough to drag them for a bit making it hard for learners to get up is there a different prop I could use from the standard one to give me more of a get up and go as motor runs perfect not...
  12. MIKEY*2007

    will l/u fit

    will a 78 blue band 115 hp lower unit bolt on to 69 100 red band ratio,s are the same at 2:1
  13. MIKEY*2007

    need a rectifyer

    need a new rectifier as mine blown found plenty of square 3 post but mine is rectangular 3 post 2 yellow and 1 red wires serial #of motor is 2576257 68 1000 red band [100hp] thunderbolt ign
  14. MIKEY*2007

    put ptt on 68 model

    old age back gone have 68 1000 red band merc no power tilt any one know what unit would match my motor as i find hard to lift i know they did not have them when new but can be adapted
  15. MIKEY*2007

    l/u adapt

    will a lower unit on a 85 hp mid 80,s blue band bolt up to a 100 hp 68 red band
  16. MIKEY*2007

    dry rot problem

    my deck on my 16 ft hartly plywood has got dry rot, to repair will cost $3,000 aussie dollars is there any product that will kill fungis instead of replaceing whole deck sorry for double post pushed wrong key
  17. MIKEY*2007

    merc 1000 not charging

    G,DAY MATES have 68 100 hp replaced rectifyer and only charging 10.9 volts on ohm motor and all electrics run fine , is 10.9 volts enough to keep battery charged or is some other problem at start of problem battery would go dead after 6 starts and 1hr run also what a bloody good web site mike...
  18. MIKEY*2007

    power tilt bleed problem

    have red band merc tilt don,t think they came out whit tilt in 68 has armstong pump 2 hoses and 2 rams .motor goes up but stops 6 inches sort on down trims in to early can,t get air out has a mandal release and two bolts on base only way i can get oil in is to take base of pump after turning up...
  19. MIKEY*2007

    oil leak

    i have 68 merc red band oil comes out of small grove on l/u near the fill plug on l/side of motor does this mean water getting in box it smells like gear oil . second ly my mariner 5 hp air cooler runs at high revs out of water but dies under full thottle in water have cleaned cabie plug and...
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