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    88 HP Johnson... Bulb goes soft...

    Went to the lake to winterize my pontoon boat and boat ran good until the way back. At full throttle it seemed to all of a sudden act like it didn't have fuel. Pulled it back to half throttle. Felt the bulb and it was full but not hard. I pumped it at first to keep the motor running but then I...
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    What should I see after running motor with a hose?

    I've been running my motor with the hose for short spurts as I've just finished putting gauges, etc. on this old boat. I changed to lower unit oil earlier this summer with no water in the oil and really haven't taken the boat out much. Just a project. I've been noticing when I put it away after...
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    Spark plug wire question...

    Friend of mine who is a very good boat mechanic insisted to me that the spark plug wires had to be special ones for my 115 HP Evinrude. (1978) I had one solid core wire that had come apart and I kept shoving it into the boot and it did work OK but I'm sure a scope could have seen the difference...
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    115 HP 1978 Evinrude Teleflex Tachometer..

    I have finally taken my 115 HP motor out after redoing all the gauges and rewiring the entire boat. The tach wouldn't work at first and thanks to this forum I found all the testing know how to figure out the rectifier was probably bad. It was as now the tach goes. The original tach that was on...
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    Just a general question on rebuilding...

    I once rebuilt a 9.8 hp motor 18 years ago and I think I got the parts from a local dealer. That guy has been long gone. If you wanted to rebuild a motor is the only place to buy parts a dealer? Is there an acceptable after market parts maker? Just looking around here there's no Johnson/Evinrude...
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    Evinrude rectifier testing..

    Anyone have any experience on testing the 3 wire 18-5708 (replacement number from Sierra) rectifiers on 1978 115 HP Evinrude?<br /><br />From my manual it says ground to either of the yellow wires and then reverse the leads to show diode action. I get nothing on one I have and a short on the...
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    Does anyone know what lbs this trolling motor is?

    OMC model number OBFL2TA. 12 volt model.<br /><br />Thanks... Gary
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    Tachometer problem... 115 HP Evinrude (1978)

    I bought another tachometer. This one had a terminal for Evinrude/Johnson motors but I didn't fare much better. I went with what was there originally which was the power switch sends the 12 volts to the IGN. terminal. Ground goes to GRD and I used the EVN/JHN terminal that was an extra on the...
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    Making a windshield... Is it possible?

    My old HydraSport bassboat has never had a windshield. A place where it might have went only. Is it possible to heat up some plexiglass and make one? Anywhere to order these things made up? Any info? Educate me...<br /><br />Thanks... Gary
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    So on making repairs to just holes....

    What do you guys recommend to do? I'm assuming you mix some type of pigment with the resin at least on the top layers after you fill with fiberglass and resin. I just want to be able to sand it without having a white spot when I'm done that will at least let me spray the clear coat over it and...
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    Tachometer problem...

    Rewiring an older bass boat with a 115 HP Evinrude outboard motor. Motor runs fine but went to change the tachometer as it went underwater and it only seems to have two lead terminals on it. Several positive and presumably one sending wire go to the one terminal and the other terminal has a...
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    115 HP 1978 Evinrude... I guess I thought it was a 4 cycle...

    Trying to get a tach for it and never really thought about it. Is it a 2 cycle? <br /><br />Thanks for bearing with my questions... :o <br /><br />Gary
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    While away someone stole the plate covering my carbs...

    Seems someone decided they needed that plate off of my 1978 115 HP Evinrude for their own devices and left me without one. This is just the plate that forces the air to be intaken from behind the front of the engine. Does anyone know of a good source to buy one of these plates from? While I'm...
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    88 HP Johnson won't turn over with key.

    1989 engine. No fuse is blown but the engine will start if you just short the two main terminals together. I'm assuming I either burned a wire or the ignition switch but not having a wiring schematic that seems to point to my actual engine makes it tough. <br /><br />I also went from the...
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    89 Johnson 88 HP starting problems..

    I was attaching the cables to a starter and the memory of the wire I took off the battery allowed it to touch the terminal just as I got near the postive on the solenoid. No fuse was blown but the engine will start if you just short the two main terminals together. I bought a book on Johnson's...
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