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    Whats Wrong with my 78 Johnson?

    Hey boating people, I recently bought a 1984 (its a 1984..sry for the bad title…) Johnson 115 VRO outboard (and boat). The engine has 2 cycle oil injection. When I was going over the boat it became obvious that the boat had been at least partially filled with water. From all appearances this...
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    Drive Shaft part number for 659HA

    Hey boating world, I have a 65 HP 1977 659HA made by Chrysler, and I have a need for a new drive shaft. These outboards have a one-piece lower unit and mine is a long shaft. I am wondering if anyone out there can tell me the part number of this drive shaft, and were they cross-compatible...
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    need a ONE PIECE LONG SHAFT lower unit for a 65hp Chrysler...have money

    Yes, I am aware that they are rare, and yes, I have asked Frank Acampora. My outboard is a '77 659HA, long shaft and one piece lower unit. I have seen several of the correct lower units out there (Frank had one, no longer for sale, and Ebay had a few a while back) but I didn't have enough...
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    Lower Unit issues '77 65 hp chrysler

    I just took apart the lower unit in my 1977 65 hp Chrysler, and found a mess of metal in the gear housing. Forward gear has large chunks missing from, or cracks in, all the teeth, so it needs repair or replaced. Is it even possible to repair teeth on a spiral bevel gear such as this? Can a...
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    65 HP Chrysler 1977 starter tends to disengage flywheel

    So I can still start my 65 HP Chrysler 1977 every time, but I am worried that some part of the dreaded Magnapower II ignition system is about to fail... because the bendix on the starter tends to disengage the flywheel after just a few seconds. Other times it'll chug right along until it...
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    Shear pin on '77 Chrysler 65 hp and shifter issues

    Hello boating world, I recently bought my first boat. It is a 1971 Starcraft TR-170, a 17' trihull. It came with a '77 Chrysler 65 hp, model 659HA, which has the dreaded Magnapower II ignition. The ignition is fine so far, but that has not prevented me from getting stranded in some way on...
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