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    Old Air cooled 3 hp????

    I recently bought an old 3 hp air cooled ob. There is no name on it anywhere that I can find. It ran rough and would quit often, so I took the carb off and cleaned it up. Stamped on the carb is the name Lauson. After cleaning cleaning it I noticed that the float had fuel in it and that there...
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    1975 115 hp Johnson

    Last year I bought a 1975 115 hp johnson. After I got it started, it began overheating, or at least the warning sound went off and the engine wasn't spitting any water. So I replaced the water pump, which didnt stop my problem. So then I replaced the vernatherm (thermostat). I put the boat on...
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    1975 Johnson 115 hp

    I finally got the overheating problem taken care of, thanks to all of you on here. I have two questions left. 1. What is the shift shaft height supposed to be on my 1975 Johnson 115 and which way should the end of it be turned.(the part that you unhook when dropping the lower unit)? and #2. I...
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    1975 Johnson 115 hp thermostat/vernatherm

    I have a 1975 Johnson 115 hp, and thanks to everyone on here determined that my problem was the vernatherm( older type thermostat). When I removed the old one, thanks to the springs it came apart before I could tell where everything came from. I have the parts now, but am not quite sure what...
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    1975 Johnson 115hp OB NOt spitting water

    I have a 1975 Johnson 115 OB. When I bought it and first started it up, after about 20 mins the warning horn started sounding. I replaced the water pump myself. And again after about 20 mins the warning horn sounded again. This time I noticed that the engine was spitting no water at all. I...
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