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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    Absolutely lesson learned it won't happen again the funny thing is every other part I put on the motor was OEM don't know what made me think saving a couple of bucks was gonna do any good I am not the kind of person that tries to cut corners
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I did and he was correct his first question was did I use OEM carburetor rebuild kits I told him no he said don't do anything else until you replaced the carburetor kits with OEM's now the motor fucking works perfect thanks for nothing Mr. know it all
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    Thank you for your response and I appreciate all the information you have given I figured out the motor the problem was I tried to get away with using the cheap aftermarket carburetor rebuild kits as soon as I rebuilt the carburetor with factory parts the problems went away the boat runs like...
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I don't need luck I'll figure it out I haven't got 1 ounce of useful information from this forum that that's for sure and the one time I was about to the person that could've given it to me decided to be a **** may you have the day you deserve
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I'll do that you know a lot of people talk so highly of you but none of them said you were such a **** just another form full of jerk offs
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    How do I test crank case compression
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I disconnected the temperature sensors just to make sure I didn't think they would affect the motor either I did not use Johnson rebuild kits on the carburetors so I just ordered new ones I will check for a float bowl issue when I take the carburetors apart recheck compression again today With...
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    Well thank you for telling me the Coast Guard wouldn't use it it's not like I have the paperwork for it and if you blow up the picture you can still see the striped painted on the side and up front where the badge went no I'm not in Seattle Washington that's where the boat is from But you can...
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    It is a 1990 25 foot angler it is a former Coast Guard patrol boat from Seattle Washington it has 180 gallon fuel tank 100 gallon freshwater tank and I cannot remember what it weighed
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    To be honest I lost count I'm sure somewhere between two and three grand at this point it's the principal I'm not stopping until I have this engine running right I have a pair of 175 so I can put on the back of the boat I also have two other 225 HP I could put on the boat
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I'm going to disconnect the temperature switches and put on a portable tank and see what happens I'm going to try those things each individually the temperature switches are about the only thing on the engine that has not been changed out
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    Spoke to another older gentleman that has been in the business for about 50 years and he says that my numbers are not an issue I would also like to add the motor runs up to 5800 RPMs it just won't stay there it surges
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    1987 johson 225 hp power issues

    I have a 1987 Johnson 225 model number J225TXCUB I have replaced and tested stater rectifier timing trigger both power packs all six coils brand new spark plugs redid the carbs synchronized the carburetor and timing I have 78 pounds of compression on all six cylinders the engine fires right up...
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    Reed vavles

    So after fighting with this fuel system and repairing all of that I was running the motor spraying seafoam after letting it run a little while and burning the seafoam out of the motor I noticed that idle and when I give it fuel the carburetors are spitting fuel back according to the OMC manual...
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    Fuel system

    I will connect to clear piece of hose and try that thank you
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    Fuel system

    No I did change the filter on it but the separator is existing I filled the filter with fuel before installing
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    Fuel system

    I can't get the primer ball to get hard at all it is only gotten hard and maybe twice I started the engine hoping it would suck any possible air from the water separator I am starting to think the possibility is the water separator is mounted too high on the boat
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    Fuel system

    Already tried that too no change I'm starting to think possibly a bad diaphragm in a fuel pump
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