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    1982 Johnson 70hp driveshaft O-Ring placement

    Hello, I have a 1982 Johnson J70ELCNB that I have a question about. I recently purchased and installed a complete water pump kit, but found an extra O-Ring in the kit that I did not find installed on my engine when I took it apart. I see in the parts diagram that there's an o-ring that appears...
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    40hp primer solenoid setting?

    I wondering exactly where that red lever on my 1985 40hp primer solenoid needs to be set?...Right now it's set at about a 45 degree angle, but it appears as though the engine is getting too much fuel....if I set the red lever too far either way, then no gas gets through the two smaller fuel...
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    1985 40hp very hard to start...vapor lock?

    This morning I went to work on my 40hp Evinrude and I think I may be experiencing a vapor lock problem...the first few times that I tried to start it, the engine turned over fine...it wouldn't start, so I adjusted a few things (just small carb settings)and tried again...now it barely turns over...
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    40 HP starter won't disengage?

    Hey everyone...I've noticed recently that my starter shaft won't drop back down when I'm trying to fire the engine up. Once the engine fires however, it disengages and drops back down into place. Can I get away with this for a while, or is this a tell-tale sign that the starter's about to crap...
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    Weird throttle problem..1985 40hp throttles by itself?

    I've got an 1985 Evinrude 40hp that's acting very weird....it starts up fine and idles great. If I give it half throttle, it accelerates up a little...delays for a couple seconds...and then increases RPM's by itself almost up to what they would be a full throttle. When I back it off, the RPM's...
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    overheating 40hp....Impeller or something else?

    Hi everyone....I've got a 1985 Evinrude 40hp that is experiencing an overheating problem. When I start the engine up, it takes about 10 seconds for the water to start "peeing". Then after another 2-3 minute of running at mid-throttle, the overheating alarm goes off. During this time, the...
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