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    RPMs out of control

    I have a 15hp yamaha tiller (15FMH) I I hit something at full throttle around 35mph, the engine took a really hard hit, I was thrown from the boat but managed to get a handhold on the transom and pull the kill rope that i wasn't wearing 😬 The engine appears fine on the outside but now its rpms...
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    50hp Johnson spitting fuel/won't run above 3500 rpm

    1973 Johnson 50ESL73R 50hp Outboard I'm posting here because I've tried everything I can think of or read about for the last 4 months to get this outboard running correctly. I can get it to fire up and run smooth at idle and run 3500 rpm's WOT but spits fuel out of the overflow tube when...
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    Can this be repaired?

    I have a 1973 Johnson 50hp that is leaking oil from a very small hole/crack on top of the engine when the motor is under load. I haven't performed a compression test yet, but if the cylinders have good compression can I ignore it? Can these kinds of cracks be repaired with bondo or something...
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