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    Lower unit will not take amount of oil required

    I have a 1978 Johnson 70 hp OB. The manual spcs. says it requires 25.4 oz. of oil. I took the fill and vent plugs off and let it drain completely. Then connected pump and filled with oil. But it only took about 10 oz. before the oil was comming out of the vent hole. I did take off the top, flat...
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    80 Johnson 70HP;will not idle

    I recently cleaned carbs and put in new kit. Started it up and it ran fine. Put fast idle arm in run position and put into rev. and backed up. Put it into neutral and it died. Started it up again and putfast idle arm in run position and it died. I tried this several times and it always dies when...
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    80 Johnson 70 hp won't stay running

    I pickup this boat, motor and trailer this summer. Trailer was in pretty good shape. The boat , 18' BlueFin, was gutted. Have refurbished. Now I'm down to the motor. It has set idle for 8 years. Cleaned it up, took filter and gas pump apart and cleaned. It looked good. Gas lines are soft...
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