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    1977 75 hp Johnson Stinger starter spins but won't engage

    Hi all, My 77 Johnson Stinger 75 was working fine all weekend, usually starts with the flick of the key cold or warm. We had been using it, and it sat for maybe 5 minutes off and then the starter would only spin but not engage the flywheel. I pull started it, drove to shore, swapped batteries...
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    1977 Johnson Stinger 75 hp

    Hi, I have a 1977 Johnson Stinger 75 hp long shaft model mounted on a 1977 Sylvan Sportster, just curious as to the proper rpms that it should run wide open, I recently installed a tachometer but haven't had time to make it to the lake yet to see what rpms it runs. It currently has a 13.5x15...
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    75hp Stinger Johnson weak charge coils

    Hi everyone, I took my boat to a local mechanic after some sporadic missing issues on all cylinders. He said that the charge coils test barely within OEM specs but he said they are very weak. He cleaned up the sensors and put different spark plugs in and said it would help. Today, I took it out...
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    1977 75hp Johnson Stinger missing?

    Hey everyone, Today while out and about my motor started kinda coughing and sputtering at high rpm's, I was running it for about two hours or so at varying speeds with no problems and then all the sudden flying across the lake it started to cough and then wind back up and cough but went away at...
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    1975 75 hp Stinger no spark

    Hello folks, I had my boat out on the lake today, started great, ran great at all rpms from trolling to wide open. As I was trolling it was as if somebody had shut the key off. No spit and sputter just plain quit, and then I could not get it restarted. Battery is charged, plenty of gas, its...
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    1977 75 hp Stinger Johnson Water in Cylinder

    Hi Everybody, I'm new to the forum here, but I've tried researching the best I could without asking questions, and this forum has been great so far! I do however, have a problem I can't seem to figure out myself. I am getting water in the bottom cylinder on my 75 hp Stinger, while the motor is...
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