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    Flywheel Removal

    Hi everyone. I'm trying to get my flywheel off of my '67 40 horse Johnson. I am using a harmonic balancer puller and it won't budge. I read someone's suggestion of using an impact wrench on the puller to break it loose. I'm affraid that it may strip the skinny 1/4" threads on the flywheel...
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    No water circulation

    First off I want to thank everyone for the help on my previous posts. Now I have the motor running and it is not spitting any water out of the back. I already changed the pump. I removed the thermostat cover and there was no thermostat in there. Does anyone have any advice? The motor is a 1967...
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    Hi revs and won't shut off

    Hello, everyone. Well I got my '67 Johnson 40 running yesterday and it started right up. The only problem was that it started revving pretty high immediately (I'd guess aroung 3,000 rpm). Then it wouldn't shut off and I had to dissconnect the fuel line. Maybe the throttle linkage is way off and...
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    johnson 40 sea horse

    Hi everyone, I just bought a johnson sea horse 40 that has sat for six years. I have a few questions that maybe you all can help me with. First, the model number, RDS-29E, I can't find in any books or on the internet. Does anyone know what year this is and whether it is electric shift or not...
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