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    55 Johnson no spark

    Hello This motor is a 1977, 55hp Johnson. Model 55EL77D I have an intermittent no spark problem that reappeared yesterday. Put the boat in and it wouldn't fire. Got out my spark plug light and verified no spark. Took off the power pack cover, left it off, and removed the Black/Yellow...
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    Prestolite Tilt motor

    Hello. I am looking for some help in reassembling my tilt pump. This is the factory assembly for a 77 Johnson 55hp. It is tilt only. Model of the motor is 55EL77D. I took it apart this weekend and there is a small piece at the bottom of the cylinder that flew apart when I pressed the...
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    Sears 217.59501

    I have recently acquired this outboard and would like to get it running properly. From what I have found it is a 3.5hp Eska with a Tecumseh motor. Made in 1967 or so. To my knowledge, it hasn't been used in 20 years. The gas tank and carb were drained, so not much lacquer to deal with. To...
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    55EL77D- intermittent start

    I have a '77 55 hp Johnson. I am having an intermittent start/spark issue. By that I mean no spark. It seems to happen after sitting for a few days. If I unhook the Black-Yellow wire from.the power pack it fires right up. Then without doing anything else I can hook it back up and it...
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    '77 Johnson 55hp- Adjustments following rebuild

    55EL77D I finished reassembling everything following .030 overbore and piston replacent. The lower piston ring stuck and scored the cylinder. The motor was a little hard to start and runs a little "rough". I left all the carb linkages as they were, and left the idle stop and timing stop...
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    Johnson 55el77d rebuild

    I decided to start another thread for this motor I had asked about earlier. I stripped the motor down and found the lower piston ring had stuck and scored the cylinder wall. I was told the motor had been rebuilt in the past, and that was verified with it currently having .020 pistons now...
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    1977 Johnson 55HP starting problem

    Hello I have owned this motor for a couple years and have used it minimally. The previous owner said it had an intermittent starting issue. I ran it a few times last season and started it several times last season in the garage with muffs on and it seemed to fire right up most times. Last...
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    80's 15hp Evinrude cooling E15RCTA

    I was wondering about the process to troubleshoot the cooling system on this motor. There is barely a trickle of water coming from the pee hole on the motor. I replaced the water impeller last season with the same issue and it improved some, but still didn't seem as strong as I remembered in...
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    83 Evinrude won't slow down

    Hello I have an 83 Evinrude 15 Hp that for the last few times out would be difficult to turn the throttle handle to slow down. I had to use both hands and twist very hard. If I lifted the handle end about half way the handle would turn. Throttling up was not a problem. Last night however, a...
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