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  1. Kajun37

    1984 johnson 35hp...spun prop or bad LU?

    today i took my 18ft jon boat out in the bay for the first time and wanted to just ride around and burn a 6gl tank of gas close to shore..i burned about 3/4 of a tank a of gas going up and down the shore....then the motor started just rev'ing high and not pushing the boat..i managed to limp back...
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    ID confirmation on 35 johnson

    just bought this motor tonight..the guy says he believes it to be a 1984.....model # is J35RLCRR serial # is F5922637....1984?
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    what size air compressor for boat restoration

    what is the smallest size air compressor that would be good for painting boats and motors and using sanding fiberglass and hulls...i dont want too small that i'm always waiting on it to fill back up....just looking for the average size or optimal size...
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    75' Johnson 25hp first run

    this is my first complete rebuild...and this is the first time i started it up..its knocking real bad...i'm guessing that the timing is way off? what would cause this knock? also it seems to be running hot, i couldnt hold my hand on the powerhead for long, but it seems to be pumping water good...
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    johnson 25 recoil

    i broke the housing on my 1975 johnson 25hp recoil housing.....is there a way to fix this? maybe have it welded? or does anyone know where i can find one?
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    piston ring compressor

    well i just broke a ring :( i went to autozone and bought their ring compressor and managed to break one trying to install it......its 1975 25 hp johnson...which is the best compressor to buy? or the best way to do it without breaking rings? this is my first rebuild.....the rings for this motor...
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    25hp johnson powerhead removal

    i picked this motor up last night for $100...looks to be a low hour motor considering the condition under the hood ....was froze up but i managed to get it moving , the bottom cylinder is rusted up,but no scoring! gonna take it apart and get the cylinders honed and put new rings in it and...
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    powerhead disposal?

    do any of you guys sell powerheads for scrap aluminum? or do you just junk them?
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    which bolts to remove flywheel?

    i have a 94' merc 115 and i'm trying to remove the flywheel with a harmonic Bal. puller but none of the bolts i have will fit the holes on top..are these special size bolts? from what i can tell they are 5/16 with 20 threads per inch? is this correct? any idea where i can get the bolts to fit this?
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    what could of caused this?

    the splines on my 79 merc 20hp lower unit shaft are being worn down..they are half way gone......no wonder it wouldnt go very fast lol..... what do you think caused this and what can i do to fix it? if i change just the shaft would i have to break into the case and take everything out or would...
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    15hp rebuild questions

    well i've broken down my 1979 evinrude 15hp ..this is my first total rebuild of a motor...:) i had a wrist pin retainer failure that ate up the top cylinder....it was pretty deep so instead of trying to get it rebored i found a 1985 15hp johnson powerhead on ebay, totally stripped down basically...
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    wanna see something funny?

    its a 120 force..i'd say 1990 or 91....they jerry rigged the electrical system on it lol i wonder if it works...
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    LU oil in waterpump?

    almost done getting my 1990 120hp force back together after a powerhead swap...all i had left to do was swap out lower units with one i bought off ebay almost 2 yrs ago....well i pull the ebay LU out the crate and was gonna put a new impeller on it..pull off the housing and find lower unit oil...
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    1979 evinrude 15hp gave up the ghost

    well yesterday i took my lil 15hp out for its first run in yrs....it had sat up for 4yrs and was froze and i managed to free it up and getting it running again....it ran ok for awhile then i noticed it start to lose power...so brought it home and did a compression check on it ...30 psi on top...
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    1979 15hp evinrude tell tale fitting

    i broke the 90 degree plastic tell tale fitting on my motor while trying to take it off so i can unclog it. i broke the barb off while turning it....is there anyway to take this off and put a new one on without taking off the whole head? there is hardly any clearance between it and the cowling.
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    1979 20hp merc LU oil amount

    how much lower unit oil should be in this motor? this was the first time i drained it and there wasnt that much that came out.. maybe a couple cups full? 5 oz maybe? no water in the oil at all......when i refilled it.. i stuck the bottle nozzle in the bottom hole with the top hole open...but...
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    question on ignition coils..

    i have 20hp merc 1979...when i got it it had a bad coil and would only run on one cylinder.....so i bought a used one on ebay...and it worked fine, both cyls firing.....have ran it in a barrel a few times over the last couple months...yesterday i finally got to put it on a boat and was going...
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    heli-coil sizes

    well i broke off 3 bolts on the force 125 exhaust cover, which needed to be taken off to clean out the corrosion.....i got all 3 of them drilled out and i was going to try to go back with the same thread size...but i still have some steel threads left in the housing threads which makes going...
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    found a british seagull!

    last week i was riding along in pensacola,florida and i passed a antique shop..instead of stopping, i just called information and got their phone number..so i call the shop and ask.."do you have any antique outboards?" and the guy tells me .."yes we sure do..its a 1902 pelican, and its in great...
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    gasket between PH and mid-section

    i'm gonna try to put my "new" powerhead on my force today...i noticed there was no gasket there except a black silcone or rubber gasket material between the powerhead and leg........what do you recommend using in its place? i have some blue rtv silcone sealant/gasket maker...think that would...
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