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    VRO to twin pumps

    So some of you might know that my engine has been giving me a few issues. I have narrowed it down to a fuel pump. I have decided to go with the 1983 twin pumps and do away with the vro all together. Only issue I see here is attaching the pulse like to both pumps. Can someone explain this to me...
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    Flywheel magnets

    So I have been fighting a fuel issue for a little while now and as I read i find that the magnets can cause problems to. My question is what is the reason for these magnets and what do they really do. I will be pulling the flywheel off today after work and checking them out. What shoud i be...
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    85 gt150 fuel issue

    I have a 1985 Johnson gt150 on my boat, The previous owner installed a small 12v fuel pump he said that the vro fuel side was bad. Yesterday I took the VRO apart and the only thing i noticed was a very small crack in the brown diaphragm. I want to take the 12v pump off and use the VRO as a fuel...
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    buying a prop

    Im looking to buy a new prop for my 985 Johnson gt150 engine, the engine is in good running shape but at WOT im only hitting around 4200 to 4500 rpm. The engine is on a 1985 Ranger 372v bass boat. Top speed is about 45 mph. Right now the engine has a 24 pitch. I was looking to moving down to a...
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    1985 GT150 troubles

    Hello everyone, I have a 1985 GT150 that is giving me a little trouble. I think I have found it to be that everything (throttle and timeing is all out of adjustment, the engine has trouble at idle and going into reverse. The problem could lbe other places but I would like to make sure all the...
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    1985 johnson 150 issue

    I have a 150 Johnson on a 18ft Ranger bass boat, My issue is that at full throttle it only turns 4000 rpm. I know that the plates on the carb are all the way open since I remved the cover to watch while someone worked the throttle, could this be a prop issue? It also has an electric fuel pump...
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