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    Power Lift - 1971 Johnson 60hp

    just a quick question - my boat is finally on the water and running amazing. The problem I am having now is with the power lift. When I go to lift the motor out of the water from full extension it will lift about an inch and stop, it makes the sound like the battery has no juice but it will be...
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    1971 Johnson 60 - Won't engage

    I have my motor all tuned up and it now idles like a dream and starts with no problem. The problem is when I try to put it into forward or reverse gear. If I slowly push the throttle forward it will start to push the boat but if I give it too much throttle it will sputter and die out, kind of...
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    Water mixed into oil

    I have been running my motor a lot lately with the ear muffs on. Yesterday I noticed one of the "pee holes" on the lower leg had some oily water dripping out of it. When I changed the oil on my lower leg it was kind of milky coloured. Is it possible that by having the ear muffs on the water shot...
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    Removing Clipper Assembly from Johnson.

    Hello, I have a 1971 Johnson 60hp. Just going through getting it ready for the water and noticed after the last idle the clipper assembly started to smoke and now looks like it is damaged. Some people say that it can be removed and is not essential. What exactly does it do and how would I go...
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    1971 Johnson 60hp

    Hello everyone. I bought a boat last week that is in very good condition. It hasn't been run in four years and before it was put into storage it was professionally winterized and stored indoors. I mixed some new gas in it as well as new spark plugs and started it up, it ran perfectly for about...
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