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    motor completely submersed

    hi<br />i left my boat in the water all summer. its 270 miles from home, i havent been able to get back to it becasue i had open heart surgey this summer and my doctor said i couldnt travel. :( <br />anyway about 1 week ago they had about 10-12 of inches of rain in 24 hours<br />my buddy...
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    does anyone use check valves on bilge pumps

    hi<br />does anyone use check valves on there bilge pumps<br />the probelm i have is when the pump turns off what left in the hose runs back into the bilge?<br />its not a lot of water but i was thinking about getting one of those Rule automatic bilge pumps<br />but i see that they turn on every...
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    solar battery charger are they safe?

    hi<br />i have been seaching this forum and have seen many posts about the solar battery chargers<br />my boat sits for a couple of weeks at a time<br />so i think this would be exactly what i need.<br />has anyone ever had any probelms with them?<br />i just dont want any fires from shorting...
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    Bilge pump ?

    hi<br />i have a 19 foot boat that is in the water all summer. <br />we have a cabin 270 miles from home. so we arent ther all the time.<br />i have a non automatic bilge pump right now and <br />everytime i go use my boat i have to pump it first... <br />what is your opinion would i be better...
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    motor dies on take off

    hi<br />i have a 1976 johnson 70 hp<br />i rebuilt the carbs, <br />the compression is good <br />the problem i'm having is when you start the motor and put it in gear it dies unless you rev it up first.<br />it seems to be using a lot of gas compared to what it used to use.<br />when i first...
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    steering cable question

    hi<br />i have a 1976 johnson 70 hp<br />the steering cable has what i guess you would call a ball joint where the the cable joins the motor<br />the ball has separated from the cable..this happend when i put on a PT135 power trim and tilt which set the motor motor back from the transom. <br...
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    70 hp johnson alternator

    hi<br />i have 1976 70 hp johnson<br />does it have a 2 pole or 4 pole alternator on it :confused: i want to hook up a tach but i heard that some tachometers will only read half the rpms with a 2 pole alternator is that true?<br />any help would be appreciated<br />thanks<br />Don
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    i need some ideas..please help

    hi<br />for the first time since i have had my boat i didnt get it winertized..what happened was i got sick and was in the hospital (heart problems) my boat is 270 miles from home at our cabin anyway we went up there in late december to do i what we could they already had over 24 inches of snow...
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    rebuilt my carbs but i have a question

    hi<br />I rebuilt my carbs but i have a question, i started my motor and it ran fine, it idled down real smooth.<br />i noticed that the throttle flaps where wide open <br />all the time. even after the motor warmed up.<br />is this a linkage probelm or is this normal? :confused: <br />oh my...
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    can spark plug wires be replaeced on coils?

    hi<br />i have a 1976 70 hp johnson<br />can the spark plug wires be replaced on these or do i need to buy the new coils?<br />thanks<br />DOn
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    small hole in the hull and i have never repared fiberglass before

    hi<br />i have a problem<br />i hit a rock with my boat. :( <br />and punched a small hole about the size of a half a dollar in it. i have never repaired fiberglass before should i take up the floor or can this be fixed from the outside<br />i did a search on fiber glass repair and someone...
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    will carburetor from a 1978 work on a 1976 johnson 70 hp

    hi<br />i have question <br />does anyone know if a set of 1978 carbuertors from a 70 hp johnson will work on a 1976 70hp johnson<br />please help?<br />thanks<br />Don
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    is ther a easy way to test coils?

    hi<br />i have a 1976 70 hp johnson..it has lost power so.<br />i'm rebuilding my carbs but i would like to check my coils also as they have never been changed.<br />is there anyway to easily check them? <br />or do i need to take them off.<br />any help would be appreciated<br />thanks<br />Don
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    boat gets away

    hi <br />has this ever happend to anyone else? one day we was going out fishing i hooked up my boat on my car hauled all the way to ramp<br />when we got there i took off the straps and got it ready to launch. (the launch is pretty steep).<br />anyway my wife backed it in (she always does) im...
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    1976 70 hp johnson has never been decrabed.

    hi<br />i have a 1976 johnson 70 hp.<br />i have owned this motor since it was brand new<br />i have never decarbed it, as a mattter of fact i never even heard of decarbing until i found this forum.<br />is this something i should do?<br />i read the post about decarbbing<br />my qustion is my...
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    first time rebuliding my carbs, any advise..please!!!!!

    hi<br />this is the first time i have ever rebuilt my carbs<br />i have a 7o hp johnson 1976<br />i have a omc shop manual for the motor <br />but i just wondered if you guys had any advise what to do and what not to do.<br />i would really appreciate your help<br />thanks<br />Don
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    power loss

    hi<br />i have a 1976 70 hp johnson<br />i have owned it since it was brand new.<br />what the motor is doing is <br />it starts overtime it just doesn't have power. about 6 MPH<br />sometimes at full throttle you can hear the RPMs (i don't have a tachometer so all i can do is hear the different...
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    parts manual for 76 evinrude

    hi<br />could anyone tell me if the parts manul for a 76 70hp evinrude would be the same for a johnson. :confused: <br />thanks<br />DOn
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    new carb for a 1976 70hp johnson

    hi<br />does anyone know where i can order knew carbs for a 1976 70hp johnson, at a fair price :) <br />thanks<br />Don
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    parts fiche 1976 johnson 70 hp

    Hi<br />Does anyone know a web site that has a parts fiche for a 1976 70hp Johnson<br />Thanks<br />DOn
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