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    35 hp 1976 Johnson rough idle to no start

    Hey everyone, I’ve got a 1976 35 hp Johnson, and when I got it out this year, I found it had developed a rough idle, but was fine at top end. I cleaned the carb, and reset the points, but after resetting the points to .020, the engine would no longer start, if you crank it, it will sputter and...
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    raising transom on a boat for a long shaft.

    hey everyone, i recently acquired a 1976 johnson 35 hp long shaft and want to put it on my 14 ft wide aluminum boat. My boat was made before Hull tags and coast guard stickers were a thing, but i checked with a marina and he said that the boat will handle the motor as long as i raise the transom...
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    looking for advice on a 1996 merc 15 hp.

    hey guys, im looking for a bit of advice on a motor im looking at buying. its a 1996 merc 15 hp, guy says it wont shift, but runs great. he has it on remote controls. its an electric start. he wants 200 bucks, its in good shape, but id also have to try to find a tiller handle setup for it as my...
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    1975 merc 7.5 steering tension

    How to increase steering tensions on yhe motor, and possibly there is a transporting lock
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Hey everyone. I picked up a 7.5 merc today, and we were able to get it started at the guys house after probably 30+ pulls and a little horse juice, which i dont like using. When i got home, i put some premix in a bottle and squirted it in the cylinders, which after like 5 pulls on full choke, it...
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    1954 cd11 johnson wont run

    I have went and checked points, aswell as seeing coils were replaced, i have strong spark, but i noticed, it will bark on starting fluid, but not stay running. It has 90 psi on both cylinders, and i can see the bowl of the carb is full. I cleaned the carb, but did not rebuild, and i notice, when...
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    1970 60 hp evinrude no spark

    Hey guys, I have a 1970 60 hp evinrude with no spark, I have replaced the coil and the amplifier and cleaned and set the points, what could cause the no spark, the model Is 60073B, also the clipper circuit is removed if that makes a difference
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    1970 60 hp evinrude distributor cap ferrules

    Hi, I was wondering where I could get the ferrules for a distributor cap for a 1970 60 hp evinrude as I tried to crimp the ferrules on the wires and they were brittle and they cracked and broke
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    1970 60 hp evinrude low voltage

    Hey party people, I'm looking for some help with a 1970 60 hp evinrude which is only getting 10.6v when the key is turned to on but I don't know the cranking voltage, it has a brand new battery which meters at about 13.6v and I guess I'm a little stuck P.s. the battery is a 1000 mca brand new...
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    1970 60 hp evinrude low voltage

    Hey party people, I'm looking for some help with a 1970 60 hp evinrude which is only getting 10.6v when the key is turned to on but I don't know the cranking voltage, it has a brand new battery which meters at about 13.6v and I guess I'm a little stuck P.s. the battery is a 1000 mca brand new...
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    1970 60 hp evinrude with no spark

    Hey guys, so I recently picked up a hobby boat for my first boat, just a small 15 ft 1970 fiberglass and I am trying to get the motor running. The model number of the motor is 60073B. I have already set the points, checked the plugs, it has good compression and the fuel is for another time. It...
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