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    throttle moves when pull started

    I just changed my points coils and condencers. After I got everything back together when I pulled the rope to start it, it moves the throttle from start to off. I can feel it kind of bind up a little. I am not sure what to look for. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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    '56 johnson 5.5 throttle position

    Well I took my boat out this weekend. After getting about 100 yards from shore she bogged down like I was in some silt, then she died. I couldnt get her to start again. So I used my dip net to paddle back to the dock. Once I got her home I noticed alot of fuel, either I had a leak or it wasnt...
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    '56 johnson 5.5 rebuild

    I just want to thank everyone on this site for all of thier awesome help and experience. I rebuilt my '56 johnson 5.5 this weekend and it runs like a top! It is hard to believe that a motor that old can still run like a champ! I was a little worried I was getting in over my head when I started...
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    Please HELP '56 johnson 5 1/2 horse

    Last night I finally got my jonson started for the first time in 12 years. I could rev it up and it sounded great, hiwever there was so much smoke I could not see a thing. I shut the motor down and felt the shaft that goes to the prop and it was hot as could be, thought maybe the impellor is...
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    56 johnson 5 1/2 horse fuel bowl

    I have finally got a gas tank for my motor. Replaced lower unit oil and spark plugs hooked the fuel line up and primed it and realised there was no fuel bowl. I have searched ebay for one, no luck. I went to TSC to see if maybe I could make an old tractor one work with no luck. Now I am dead in...
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    Dual line gas tank

    Does anyone have any idea where I can get new johnson gas tank decals for my pressure tank?? Thanks for your help!
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    50's johnson 5 1/2 hp

    My father in law just gave me a Johnson 5 1/2 hp motor it has been sitting since about 1999. I just got a gas tank off of ebay and will be starting it up for the first time. I have tried to read up about this motor as much as I can. I want to replace the spark plugs some people say jc4 and some...
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    1974 McCallough Wizard 14 hp

    Has anyone ever heard of this motor?? I have one and it will work but the fule pump is out of it. All it is, is a tube w/ a rubber diaphram that vibrates and pulls fuel. I have tried many kinds of rubber and either it is too thick or the gas eats right through it. If anyone can help or even...
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    1st start in 4 years

    I have an early to mid /50's johnson seahorse 5.5 hp o/b/ motor. It was rebuilt 4 years ago then put up. My father-in-law just gave me the boat and motor, and I am trying to get everything together so I can go fishing for the first time from a boat. He checked it the other day and said it still...
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    50's johnson seahorse 5.5 hp fuel system

    I have an early to mid 50's johnson seahorse 5.5 hp motor. I do not have a gas tank for it but I need to get one. From what I have been told, I need to get a pressure tank because it has a 3 prong valve on the motor. I was told I might be able to retrofit the motor with either a fuel pump and/or...
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