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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I have a 1987 Johnson 225 model number J225TXCUB I have replaced and tested stater rectifier timing trigger both power packs all six coils brand new spark plugs redid the carbs synchronized the carburetor and timing I have 78 pounds of compression on all six cylinders the engine fires right up...
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    Reed vavles

    So after fighting with this fuel system and repairing all of that I was running the motor spraying seafoam after letting it run a little while and burning the seafoam out of the motor I noticed that idle and when I give it fuel the carburetors are spitting fuel back according to the OMC manual...
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    Fuel system

    I have a 1987 Johnson 225 hp V6 the VRO has been deleted prior to me owning the engine I've installed a Master Tech Marine dual fuel pump the boat has 180 gallon fuel tank that has 50 gallons of fuel in it at the moment for the life of me I cannot get the primer ball to get hard when I pump it...
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    Wonky electrical problem

    Hello everyone I have a 1987 Johnson 225 V6 the VRO is deleted I tested the beige wire coming from the temperature sending units and everything checks out my problem is my warning horn for overheat is on and won't shut off it comes on before I ever started the motor is not at full sound it's a...
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    Tachometer

    1987 johnson 225 HP V6 My tachometer is not working in the dashboard removed it brought it directly to the engine wired it up it does not work off of the gray sending unit wire when I touch it to the yellow wires either one yellow or yellow with stripe tachometer reads properly is my issue in...
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    Number one cylinder no spark while starting

    I have a 1987 200 hp Johnson the number one cylinder does not spark while turning the key to start the engine but once the engine is running it seems to be sparking fine I found this issue while putting a timing light on it if I press the trigger of the timing light while trying turn the engine...
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    Intermittent spark on 3 of 6 cylinders

    I have a 1987 Johnson 200 hp outboard I just replaced the stator & the timing trigger I synchronized the carbs and adjusted the timing and now I'm having an intermittent spark situation on the starboard side of the engine I do not know if it was firing properly before the replacement of those parts
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    Wide open throttle timing

    I just replaced the timing trigger and the stater I synced the carbs and timing and checked and adjusted the pick up timing do I have to do anything to wide-open throttle timing and if so what's the best way to do it
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    No shut off

    I have a 1987 Johnson 200 hp V6 outboard it runs like a top has good compression good spark good fuel delivery the problem I'm having is when I turn the key off the engine keeps running it is not dieselIng it just will not shut off the only way I can get it to shut off is to disconnect the fuel...
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