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    1988 Johnson 6 hp....

    I have a 1988 Johson 6 hp and i have a little problem with the starter. When im tryin to start it, i pull the rope to start it, but the rope only goes in about half way. Then i have to take the hood off and feed it back in. It starts up and everything, its just a pain in the butt to feed it...
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    Tune Up Question....

    I have a 1988 Johnson 6 hp and have some questions about tuning it up. I have greased it, changed the lower unit oil, changed the spark plugs, and cleaned and rebuilt the carb. My question is, what other little tune ups can i make to the motor??
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    Carb. Compatibility......

    I have a 1988 Johnson 6 hp and recently had a carb. problem that i fixed. One of the holes that the hinge pin goes through corroded, so i fixed it with JB Weld. Now, the motor runs great with no problems at all. My question is, should i buy a new carb. for $75?? I e-mailed a guy at Fairwinds...
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    Carb. Help Again

    Ok im back with my 1988 Johnson 6hp:<br /><br />I think i hooked my carb. hoses up backwards because the gas was rushing out of the top when i had it hooked up last night, but it would idle. When I reversed the hoses though, i pumped the ball about 2 times and then i could not pump it anymore...
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    Carb. Leak

    I just got my carb. back from the mechanic because i sent it there to get rebuilt. It is a carb. for a 1988 Johnson 6 hp and I think i have the wrong gasket on it. The carb. is leaking from a factory made indention above a screen (located on the side of the carb.). The way the top gasket is...
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    Need Replies about Carb.......

    (1988 Johnson 6 hp) Ok...... I made a post a few days ago saying that the hinge pin in my carb. was corroded. I talked to the mechanic today and he told me that i dont need the pin. It is the HOLES that the pin goes through that are corroded. He said that maybe I could just buy the bowl of the...
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    More about 1988 Johnson 6 hp carb......

    Ok...... I made a post a few days ago saying that the hinge pin in my carb. was corroded. I talked to the mechanic today and he told me that i dont need the pin. It is the HOLES that the pin goes through that are corroded. He said that maybe I could just buy the bowl of the carb. or I may...
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    1988 Johnson 6 hp Carb.

    I made a post a few weeks ago about my 1988 Johnson 6 hp, and I finally found out what was wrong with it. The pin that runs through the floats in the Carb was corroded to where it didnt function properly. I sent it to the mechanic at the outboard motor place near my house and he tried to make...
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    Trouble with 1980's Johnson 6hp......

    Ok guys i need your help, i have a Johnson 6hp outboard and ive been having problems with it. It ran great until one fishing trip i was running it and the rpm range started to surge. So i could run at full throttle which meant i had to idle all the way back to the dock. When i got back to the...
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