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    1980 mariner 80hp

    Hey guys, my 1980 mariner 80hp, is acting up again, last year it felt like it was starving for fuel, so i cleaned the carbs, rebuilt the fuel pump, new plugs, 130 to 150 psi compression in all 4 cyls, I found a little 1/8 hose connecting the base of the engine from the number 1 cylinder to the...
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    80 hp mariner identification

    Hey guys, i ve been on this forum a few years ago and you ve helped me a ton, so now im back, i have an 80 hp mariner, it says mercury everywhere under the cover, serial number is 5825047, can someone help me identify this engine, year etc,,, im having fuel issues and need to order parts fuel...
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    Big twin engine swap

    ok sorry for the long post in advance but i ll try to explain the best i can. I have a older johnson 40 hp, older than 1967, its white, has a glass bulb on the fuel pump, and has 2 copper tubes for the water (apparently this help indetify it) its a manual shift it has no number plate or any...
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    40 hp thermostat on big twin

    i have a 40 hp johnson manual shift engine, it was overheating so i took out the thermostat. i have 2 1967 parts motors also 40 hp but with electric shift, i decided to take these apart as well but they had no thermostat under the cover, do people take them out, what are the consequences to...
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    Old Big twin 40 hp Little Water from pee hole

    Hi there i have an old Johnson 40 hp dont know what year cause the transom plate has been replaced, but its white and the carburator has a glass ball you cac see through, there is also a plug in teh side if you want to connect the electric start, if not there is a crank on top of the engine...
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    78 Ski doo Everest

    I bought a voltage regulator for my 78 everest 440 big fan, but i dont know how to hook it up it is about 1.5 by 2 inches rectangle, 1/2 in thick, and had an aluminum plate coming out the top, and one yellow wire, how do i connect this, also the machine has no working lights, im restarting from...
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    Honda GX 340 11hp motor

    I have a truck mounted compressor that runs on a <br />honda 11 hp motor, the motor quit on me and everytime i tried to start it, it blew the choke plate out by backfiring, took the valve cover off and found one pushrod bent, and the pushrod aligning plate broken so the rocker slipped off the...
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    Stuck in forward

    I have an old Johnson Super Sea Horse 40 hp, manual shift,cant tell y ou much more cause the transom plate was changed; its white, has a wierd handle on the rear of the engine and the carb has a glass ball underneath it, pictures are coming, anyway, i took out a screw on the bottom right of the...
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    weight question

    I have a 14 ft fibreglass runabout with a 40 horse johnson and a home made heavy duty trailer i would say the trailer weighs a good 300 - 350 lbs, the axle was the rear end off a triumph, it broke, i have a 2000 lbs axle with 4.80 X 12 tires will this make a 800 km round trip to go get the boat...
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    40 hp slipping

    When i hear on this forum, that johnson electramatic needs a special oil, what would be the symptoms of clutch slipping; cannot take off full throttle, but gradually, once at WOT suddenly, it the engine revvs, and the boat slows, and when it reingages, the whole boat shutters and then it kicks...
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    Johnson Super Sea horse Oil leak

    I have a 1967 Johnson Super Sea Horse Model # Rk 29 E I just finished replacing the forward and reverse coils , water pump, seals and all that good stuff ,when i put oil in it, some went down for a while but then oil started coming outr the small hole in front of what looks like a fin on the...
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    Johnson super sea horse electramatic 40hp no forward

    I have a 1967 Johnson Super Sea Horse 40 hp with the electramatic, it goes fine in reverse but when i put it in forward it feels like it engages for a few seconds but it slips out no matter how slow or fast i try to engage, I just bought this rig and the first time on the water was pretty...
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