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    Horn stopped working

    Hello All, I have a J90TLCUR ('87 90hp) Johnson that I am putting back on the boat after some renovations. When I wired her up, the warning horn worked, gave its little chirp when the key was turned. Ran her on muffs for 15 min or so, warmed up and idled great. After I turned her off, the...
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    OMC Speedo gauge sender

    I have a speedo gauge and a space for it on my console, but no sender. how does one go about hooking one of these up? back of it looks like this: Thanks in advance!
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    New Steering Helm/Cable Advice

    Looking for some advice on a new steering system for my 1987 (crossflow) 90hp johnson on a 17' welded aluminum bass boat. would this be a good system: http://www.iboats.com/Teleflex-Safe-T-QC-Quick-Connect-Steering-System-Package/dm/*******.440642753--**********.660427039--view_id.40298...
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    Starboard Running Lean J90TLCUR

    I have a 87 90hp that I just rebuilt and the starboard side is running lean. Plugs on the port side look perfect, chocolate, but the starboard side is lighter. They look like 23 on this chart: http://www.dansmc.com/spark_plugs/spark_plugs_catalog.html which is "Hot or lean but OK(?)" I...
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    Welded aluminum hull with wet foam

    I'm at a bit of a loss here, I have a welded aluminum "AlumaWeld" H51, its a 17 foot welded bass boat, now made by Xpress, but in 1992 or so, it was still called "AlumaWeld" I have noticed it is heavier than it should be and recently felt the foam under the deck by the drain plug, and its...
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    New Piston for '87 90hp

    So troubleshooting a leaking carb, i decide to take a compression test, and find the #3 hole is only 35lbs, take off head and find this: The rest of the cyl all have 130-140 psi so i am hopefully just going to have to replace the piston and hone the cyl. The scoring is not too bad...
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    J90TLCUR Fuel Line sizes

    I'm doing some preventative maintenance on my '87 90hp, rebuilding carbs, replacing stats, water pump, plugs, etc, and I want to replace all the fuel lines from tank to carbs. Can anyone tell me what sizes and lengths I will need? Thanks in advance.
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    New to me 1987 90hp Johnson

    Just picked up a new boat/motor combo and I have a few questions. 1. I have a complete OMC manual (the 700 page big one) from 1984, are there major differences between '84 and '87 in these v4 motors? Will i need to sell this one and get an 87 model year manual? 2. I am planning on replacing...
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    Tuning question, pushing spark advance

    Bit of a silly question for the tuners out there, I have a '85 30hp Evinrude and the spark advance is set at the stock 30 degrees. It is supposedly the equivalent of the pre > '84 35hp. In another post there is a '76 35hp with the following sticker: With 34 degrees advance. Could i set...
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    Crappie Jon, 1991

    Just acquired this, already enjoy it quite a bit. Came with a 25hp evinrude, 1985 model. Pretty darn quick, almost scary fast for its size. Does anybody have any details on this model? I noticed the floor is aluminum, is there foam under it? If so, is this the type of foam that can become...
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    J30RCCE 1988 30hp electric start AND recoil start?

    I have a recoil (manual) start motor. I got a parts motor (J30ECOA) to convert it to electric start, but the toothed flywheel hits the mounts for the manual start. Can I have both electric and recoil starting on the same engine? I have considered modifying the mounts, or fabricating...
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    1988 30hp Steam in exhaust

    This is a newish to me motor, model J30RCCE, which runs very well. I recently replaced the thermostat ( it was stuck open, corroded) and broke 5 bolts off in the head getting the thermostat cover off. I took the head off, drilled and tapped up to the next size, replaced gasket with sealer...
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