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    motor height question

    I have a new 1860 lowe roughneck with a 90Etec. It is running 5350-5530 with a 13 7/8X15 SST prop depending on the position of people in the boat at WOT. My motor is all the way down on the transom. The cav. plate is right at the bottom of the boat right now. The motor wont cavitate in a...
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    48spl lower unit rebuild help???

    I am currently rebuilding the lower unit on my 1996 long shaft 48spl johnson. We are replacing the reverse gear, clutch dog, water pump kit, and LU seals. The lower unit had a broken skeg and badly bent cav. plate. I found a used lower unit case that was in good shape except for a paint job...
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    48spl drive shaft ?

    I have a 1996 johnson 48 spl long shaft. I have to get a new gear case for it, but dont know if it takes a large driveshaft or small. I have located a small shaft LU but am not sure if it will fit. My other question is how hard is to change a short shaft LU to long shaft??? I have found a...
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    tire & trailer?

    I have a Xpress 1756 aluminum boat, and I have a tire question. The trailer/boat/motor and everything included are about 1800#. I am running Titan ST radial tires in 165/80/13. I had a tread seperation on the way to the lake yesterday. I was wondering what could have been the problem. I had...
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    WOT skip

    Got 1996 48spl back together and problem with cutting out at wot remains. This only happens at top rpm, and does not do it consistantly. It seems to only happen on initial ride from the trailer to where you go and not usually after that. Problem only happens if the rpm reach about 5600 and...
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    48 spl story/ripoff (long)

    I have ask for help in the past about my 48 spl. This summer I finally put a tack to it and got 5300rpm WOT empty with only me with a 12.25X15 prop with LOTS of cup. I changed to a 12.25X 15 prop uncup. Got 5750 empty with just me. <br /><br />I also had the seals changed in the lower unit...
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    motor jerking

    I use a 48slp tiller on a 1756 Xpress. Just recently the motor has been acting funny. While on plane the tiller handle is jerking toward the port side. It is a VERY sudden jerk that is one short pulse. The faster I run the more pronounced the jerk is. When It is not doing this you can steer...
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    Motor guide TM & hummingbird?

    I have a Motor guide tm that is not working part of the time. I think it is the switch on the foot petal. If you think that is what it is are they hard to replace?<br /><br />Also I have a hummingbird 200 depth finder that has not shown a fish in two years. It is fine for showing depth and...
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    shift problem

    My motor will not stay in reverse without holding pressure on the shift handle. It is a 1996 johnson 48spl with a tiller kit on it. My friend has the same problem with his 50 spl. Any ideas?<br /><br />longshot
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    prop ?

    My friend has a 182 ranger redman series....i think....anyway it is a 18' one. He has a 150 johnson on it. Right now it has a 26 or 27 pitch 4 blade that is 13.5"on it. It WILL NOT come up on plane without a LOT of trouble. With three big guys you have to walk to the front to get it to plane...
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    Problems increase with motor

    I posted last week about motor trouble. This is a 1996 48 spl. The motor would not shift and excess vibration(after hitting a stump pretty hard). Well, I took it to the mechanic and guess what? The bolts that hold the motor to the bracket are torn out!!!! This had the shift rod in a bind and...
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    load range on tires

    If a tire is load range 700# does that mean you can load it with 1400#. My thought is a trailer has two tires at 700# = 1400# total? Is this faulty logic? <br /><br />longshot
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    fish finder cutting out

    I have a 200 hummingbird. I has been having a few problems. It worked fine untill just the other day. Then when I turned it on it was set(reset itself) to metric and small numbers. It also did not show the water temp any longer. Along with this it now cuts out about every two seconds and...
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    shifting problem

    I have been having some problems with shifting. The motor will not even go into reverse at all and is hard to put into forward. It is a tiller motor and it has to be in forward now to start. How do I fix this?<br /><br />thanks<br />longshot
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    motor pulsing????

    I have a 1996 johnson 48 spl. The last couple of trips it has been acting up. Sometimes when you try to get on plane it starts to pulse in power. By pulsing I mean it gives like full power then cuts out over and over and over. This pulse is like one power and stall cycle per second. After a...
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    foam removal?

    I am going to remove the foam from under the small front deck (15"X8"). I want to place my life vests and boat cushions under the deck. I am then going weave a rope net to hold these thing under the seat because the front is open about 8". What is the easiest way to get the foam out without...
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    tire air pressure?

    What PSI do you use in a 4.80 X 12 trailer tire? I noticed that my tires looked low and checked them and one was 20lbs and the other was 23lbs! This has caused some uneven tire wear(duh). They are rated for 60lbs max. The boat weight is about 1400lbs.<br /><br />thanks<br />longshot
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    battery charging?

    My deep cycle battery was not acting like it should so I checked the water level. It is too low to see under the caps. Two of my friends were there when we checked it and we had a difference of opinion. One said to use tap water and the other said to go to the auto parts store and get...
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    Johnson 48spl ?

    I have a few questions for you guys.<br /><br />I have a 1996 Johnson 48spl. What is max WOT RPM. It has no tack on it now, but am plannin on getting a tiny tach.<br /><br />I am also not real pleased with top speed with the rig. It is on a 1650 Xpress welded Jon boat. With me and a buddy it...
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    aluminum boat floor....

    I am getting a sheet of aluminum for a floor in my Xpress Jon boat. The sheet is .125 and the boat is .100. I was wondering about how I should attach the floor to the ribs (screws or rivits). I also was wondering about what would be good to use on the floor (carpet, paint, bedliner, etc).<br...
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