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    Fuel problem

    1987 classic 50 (45 HP) please read entirely. The symptoms; Starts and runs on the water for about 50 yards, spits and sputters starving for gas. The Squeeze ball is hard until the motor quits then goes soft. Pump ball and it starts right up, rinse and repeat 😁 What I did so far to...
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    Clasic 50 lack of air to carburetors?

    I believe it is a 1987? Good compression. New plug wires, fuel lines etc... in the water, it won't rev over 3000 RPM with the cover clamped. Take the front piece off you can tell a slight difference. Unclamp the middle cover to let air in and it jumps on plane. I thought it had an exhaust leak...
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    45 HP Classic 50 link and sync

    1987 4 cylinder 2 stroke. The previous owner had everything way off trying to fix the problem I'm after. I'm turning the motor on the starter with just the #1 Plug in for the timing light until tomorrow to check it on the water. The service manual i have sucks as far as specifics go for this...
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    1987 45HP High RPM Miss

    No tachometer on this boat. Idles fine. Half throttle fine. Revs fine with no load on it. Jab the throttle it comes on strong until it gets on plane, then bogs down, misfiring, and will not rev higher. I tried squeezing the primer bulb and also partially closed the choke and it did not help. I...
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    2001 115 hp compression

    I have the carburetor model ocean pro I'm putting up for sale. I road in the boat last season (it was on a friends boat and ran good) , it's on my test stand now. The motor seems to run fine barely starts to turn over before it's running and idles smoothly. I took a compression test as a selling...
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    2000 115 johnson ocean pro battery connections

    I was given a motor to sell after a friend repowered his boat. It is a good running motor (carbureted) but came back from the dealer a semi basket case. Wires cut, missing plugs off the harness, no oil tank etc... i downloaded a manual but the wiring diagrams are not the best for what I need. I...
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