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    Tach and charging system not working

    Johnson 1990 175HP STLES I am having problems with both my charging system and tachometer. After researching similar problems posted here I ran the Joel Reeves water cooled rectifier test. After verifying the continuity of the gray wire on the back of the tach and the grey wire at the...
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    Steering Getting Tighter

    I have a 1990 175 hp Johnson on a 20 ft Stratos boat. Steering is getting tighter each year. Disconnected the motor from the cables and the motor moves freely. Indicates the cables and steering unit. This is a dual cable system - Teleflex rack and pinion unit, seems that cables and rack...
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    Type of oil for lower unit

    1990 Johnson 175 HP - what type of oil do I put in the lower unit. The manual says HI VIS gear oil. Not sure what that is, and not listed that way in automotive stores. Can someone tell me the specific weight and type. There are not many dealers where I live, Walmarts and autoparts stores...
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    1954 Johnson 3 HP JW-10

    I am trying to restore my father's motor. Replaced the lower unit and now turning my attention to the recoil mechanism. The cord pulls out and recoils properly, however the pawls (?) do not engage the mechanism atop the fly wheel. When I take it off and pull the cord the pawls do not extend...
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    1993 Evinrude 175 Looper

    I am looking for opinions on the above motor. Looking to replace a 1990 175 Johnson V6 that needs rebuilding. Any historical problems with these motors or anything I need to look out for. I am hoping this would be a plug and play motor using same controls and gauges. Thanks for your help.
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    1990 175 HP Johnson Loss of Power/Slow to Plane

    Looking for some help trying to narrow down the problem. Bought the boat this year. Ran fine early on, then was having problems getting the boat to plane out. Before was getting up to 55mph now tops out at 40. Takes several minutes to get there as opposed to 30 second prior. First time it...
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