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    Can new Stator or Timerbase kill old powerpacks?

    1980 Johnson 100. Quick Summary. Boat ran rough. Diagnosis pointed to timer base and startor. Replaced them. Now boat won't start and diagnosis suggests both powerpacks have failed. Could new timer base and / or stator have killed the power packs? Details below. Boat has been running...
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    1980 Johnson 100 Troubleshooting Help

    Hi, I've got a 1980 Johnson (V4 Crossflow) that isn't running well. Over the next few days I'm going to be troubleshoot it and am hoping to use this discussion to get some questions answer as I go. Symptoms are one bank intermittently not fireing. Even before that the boat didn't idle...
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    Major Gelcoat Failure - Looking for repair Advice

    As you can see by the pictures, this is an older boat. When we took it out of the water, I noticed a large (24" x 6") piece of the gelcoat had fallen off the bottom. As I have no experience with fiberglass I'm looking for some help. 1) Can you confirm this is gelcoat that has fallen off? Is...
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    1980 Johnson 100 Fuel leak when engine raised

    I have a 1980 Johnson 100 (with no trim / tilt). When I raise the engine, I get fuel leaking from the carbs (From both the top and bottom carb, on the side the engine is turned to). With the engine down, I can pump the bulb and it seems to get firm with no fuel leakage, so it would appear the...
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    1980 Johnson 100 V4 Crossflow cooling questions

    Just taken over maintaining the family boat & trying to get it running well again. Now that all cylinders are firing well, I'm on to cooling. Two issues and questions: 1) Running on rabbit ears, the right cylinder bank got very hot quickly, but left stayed cool to touch. I've verified are all...
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    Intermittent No Start - Completely Dead

    Hi, We have 1980 Johnson (J100 MLCSC) that has developed an intermittent no start. It seems to start fine out of the water (and at the mechanics), but once in the water will intermittently go completely dead. It's never died while running, but will be suddenly dead when attempting to start...
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