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    cold start is fine, hot start, not so much.

    Ok, i just wanted to get others thought on where i should begin with this one. My neighbor asked me to see if i could help him with his motor (1973 70hp johnson). He has seen me out there working on my stuff and i usually have had good luck doing my own work but i have never ran into this...
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    getting to motors ready to sell.

    I have to ask this question before i can post anymore info. I have 2 engines that im getting ready to sell. is it ok by the terms of service to describe them and ask what they should be worth? I want to make sure im not breaking any rules before i go into any details. im not trying to sell them...
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    pinhole in jonboat, weld or JBweld?

    this hole is small and up near the front where it starts to curl up to the bow. I could go get it and bring it to my work and weld it but thats "some" hassle. Im wondering if i wouldnt be just as well off to take a tube of JB weld with me next time I go up to the place on the river and just...
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    87 mariner timer base (changed title for new question)

    can anyone give me a year for this mariner serial number? b113866 I am just needing to figure out the year of this motor, thanks
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    cold starting, really strange issue. 1973 50hp

    Ok, ive been posting here and with the help of this forum, ive got this old 73 up and running again but here is my latest really strange problem. last weekend i rebuilt the carbs, got it running good on the muffs, took it to the river and fine tuned it in the water and everything worked great...
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    another safety switch question.

    1973 hp, electric start. all along i have known it had the switch in the control box so it wouldnt spin unless in nuetral. ive been having problems with it also cutting the power to the starter if i raised the warm up lever. last night, i finally realized that there is another switch on the...
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    i need help from the CARB Guru's...73 johnson 50

    Ok, First off, i bought 2 kits but the were from different companys apparently but basically had the same parts. The issue i had was with item 38 in this picture. (bearing for needle). In one kit, this part and the front retainer were kinda rubbery. My carbs had sat for years and after soaking...
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    73 johnson 50 remote ???

    my motor runs good but needs a little lever to start it. problem is when i lift my lever, about the time the slack comes out and the throttle just starts to move, it trips my shift switch. how can i adjust this so i can lever up and still spin it with the starter? also on the remote, at the...
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    73 johnson 50, ready to rebuild carbs. any last words of advise??

    i got kits for this old girl a couple of months ago when i first started trying to revive her.I have a POS manual. After finding my no spark problem, i replaced all fuel lines, fuel pump kit and water pump. it fired right up and ran good on the muffs so i was hoping i would be one of those lucky...
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    water pump replacement left me with an extra bolt AHHHHHH!!!

    1973 50hp electric start. When i decided to drop the lower unit, i put everything in a can and when i put it back together last night (almost in the dark) i had 1 extra bolt. This bolt is about the same size as my starter bolts (5/16 x 1 or 1 1/4) but this one is stainless. can anyone think af...
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    1973 50, 50ELS73R lower unit oil problem

    after i got my fuel line issue solved, i just wanted to run my little motor for a bit on the muffs. i plan on changing the water pump this week but i wanted to hear it run. before hooking the water hose to it, i had checked the lower unit and the oil looked good. i hooked it up on the muffs and...
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    73 Johnson 50 50ELS73R (added pisser)

    first off, a little history, this motor and boat was in the way over at my neighbor's when he went to turn his garage into a new addition so he gave me the boat and motor for free. the problem is/was, it has sat in his garage for 30 years. i did the basics that a read here on getting an old...
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    Opinions on best way to part out engine (engines)

    Just looking for suggestion on the best way to get maximum dollars on 2 engines i plan on parting out. For instance, should i try to sell a lower unit complete or break it down? My person thoughts on the lower units would be complete. if not, i think i would wind up with a pile of lower unit...
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    coil question (1973 johnson 50 hp) calling all ignition gurus

    ok, first off i will tell you all that i have no fire at all. this motor sat inside a closed garage for the better part of 30/35 years. everything seems fine, good compression and all the basics other than it has no fire. ive disconnected the kill wire at the power pack and it still wont fire...
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    Lower Unit Woes

    lower unit woes. ok, first off, a little history on this 65 merc (unknown year but id say late 70s early 80's?? maybe, it is kinda old). My neighbor was going to haul this little bass boat off to the dump but i talked him into letting me have it instead. he says the problem started last time...
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    evinrude 225 water leak

    when running on the muffs i see alot of water coming from alot of places but this one, im sure it shouldnt be leaking here. is this common? can i jsy loosen the 4 bolts and get some silicon in there or is there a gasket that i should replace? or just leave it. this is not the motor but i found...
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    50 hp 4 stroke lost rpm after accident with shifter

    my buddy was over helping me with my motor yesterday and was saying that while at the lake last week he went from wide open foward to reverse by accident because a pwc cut in front of him in his pontoon boat. he said after that the the motor never would make as much power and he was about 700 to...
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    sportsman trailer

    i recently was given an old boat, motor and trailer. I was wonering if anyone had ever seen this in a trailer and if so what is it supposed to do?? i found this pic (not my boat but about the same size) of one of these trailers and notice the handle just south of the tounge? well the center of...
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    fuel line from vro to back of carbs

    what is the best way to attack this one? same motor as vro oil line problem (87 225 ) but this fuel line is old, hard, and cracked. Its leaking really bad at the fuel pump and i want to replace it but i cant even see the other end behind the carbs. do you have to remove the carbs to replace...
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    VRO Un plugged. did i ruin it?

    ok, here is the short of it. someone gave me an old robalo center console that needs some work. it has a 1987 225 rude on it and it has not been cranked in a couple of years. he said it ran good before his granson got hold of it so he was not sure what the deal was. I took the plugs out and...
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