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    1973 Johnson 65 Fuel pump question

    So I have been having the hardest time trying to figure out why I have no power at WOT, and why I cannot get off plane. I rebuilt all 3 carb's.... Float adjustments are correct, and I have 125 psi all 3 cylinders. But I still get fuel coming out of the carb's once the motor is turned off, and it...
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    Carb leaking....

    What else could cause carb to leak besides the needle valve and the float being out of adjustment?
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    Problems on the water after carb rebuild....

    So I took the boat out after rebuilding the carb's and at WOT it will now even come off of plane. And when I back the idle down it stalls and I have to pull the choke to start it back up and keep it at WOT just to get it back to the boat ramp. Very frustrated. There is gas coming out of the...
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    Tachometer question....

    So I have a late 80's control box for my 73 Jhonson 65.... It is all connected and running fine except for 2 things. One is that in order to get spark I have to have the Black/ yellow stop circuit wire disconnected. And second when I turn the key I get no alarm buzz and my tachometer that I...
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    Fuel leaking out of carb after rebuild....

    Rebuilt the carbs on my 73 65 Johnson. Starts right up and runs like a top, but after running it and turn it off... I notice fuel leaking out of carb's. I did the float adjustment like I should. Turn the carb body upside down and make sure it's parallel and also made sure the float drops only...
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    1973 Johnson 65 no spark with new control box

    So I rebuilt my carbs and installed my new control box... and wouldn't start. Well come to find out there was no spark. So to try to narrow down the problem I used my old wire harness because it had perfect spark before i installed my new control box. Well it fired right up with the old wire...
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    73 Johnson 65.....Just rebuilt my carb's now it wont start at all

    So I just rebuilt my carb's today.... All new gaskets, needle valve, and seats. Motor was running before I did the rebuild, but just not running good. And now I cant even get it to start. I know I installed everything correctly. I think it's getting too much fuel.... I tryed choking it, using...
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    rebuilding carbs on 73 johnson 65

    So I went to take my carbs apart to rebuild because the motor was running like it was loosing power when I throttled it up. So when I took the carbs off and apart the bottom Carb was missing the spring that holds the needle seat. And that is the cylinder that is off by 5 Psi compression. Can...
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    Wiring diagram for 73 johnson 65 horse

    Can anyone tell me what wires on the wire harness that are the ignition wires? Trying to start my motor. Do not have the control box.
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    Will this control box work for my 73 johnson 65?

    This guy is selling this control box.... trying to figure out if this is the one that will work for mine. Only thing is that is has a black plug at the end and mine is red coming from the motor.
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    1973 johnson 65 hp

    Is it true on these motors you can start them without the wire harness hooked up? Someone told me that the cdi box will supply spark as soon as the flywheel is turned by jumping power from the starter solenoid and grounding it out?
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    1973 johnson 65 hp.... Pee hole no where to be found

    I have 1973 Johnson 65 horse and I cannot seem to find the pee hole any where around the upper part of the motor. Is there even one? And if not where does the water come out, or how do I even know if the water is circulating right, or if the motor is running hot?
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    1973 johnson 65 hp controls....

    So I found out that the 73 johnson 65 i bought is a mechanical shift motor.... And it has 2 cables going to the motor from the control box.... and has a red plug at the end of the wire harness coming from the motor. So does that mean i can use any OMC, or Johnson control box with a red plug at...
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    getting more horsepower out of a 55hp 2 cylinder

    Just curious is there anything you can do to get say 5 or 10 more horsepower out of 55 horse Evinrude?
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    Evinrude 55 horse... What years were they made?

    trying to find out what year the Evinrude 55 was made... and what year did they stop making them? And were the 55's the Hydro Electric shift motors?
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    1973 johnson 65 hp.... good motor?

    Im looking at a 1973 Johnson 65 hp without controls. Guy wants $400 for the boat and motor. Im went to check it out today but forgot to bring my compression tester. Gonna go back thursday to run a compression on it, but if the compression is good is it worth the price? And is it a good motor? I...
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    Late 1960's Mercury 650 65hp not starting....

    So I bought the this motor few days ago... bolted it up and went to start it before completely bolting the control box and running the cables thru. So I check for spark and make sure its getting fuel before trying to start.... and its getting spark, but noticed that there is some fuel leaking...
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    1980 mercury 65 purchse

    So i sold my 1982 2 cylinder evinrude and bought a i believe its a 1980 merc 65 from what i was told. the 65 has 120 psi on all 4 cylinders. and the carbs have been jetted. so my question is am i gonna notice more power out of the merc then the evinrude, and is the 65 a good motor?
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    1982 evinrude 60 vs. 1975 johnson 85

    I have a 82 evinrude 60 on my 15 ft tri-hull and have a chance to buy a 1975 johnson 85 that has a spark problem. Just wondering is it worth it performance wise to spend the time to fix the 85 and swap them out? Any advice Thanks.
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    Swapping a 82 evinrude 60 with a 86 evinrude 120 vro

    Just want to know if I can use my controls from my 82 60 horse on the 86 120? The guy wants to trade for my evinrude 60 but doesnt have the controls with his 120. So can I use my controls on the 120?
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