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    Foamy oil from exhaust

    Hello all i have a 1979 35 hp johnson model 35el79a. I've had it for 5 years and it has been a very reliable motor. Recently it started caughing and idling very rough. I ran some seafoam through it and it helped but then it got worst to where it would die after running at wot. I waited about...
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    Lower unit swap

    Will a 1976 25hp evinrude lower unit fit on a 1979 35hp johnson?
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    Lower unit heavy duty or standard

    I have a 1968 65hp evinrude serial number E05334 model number 65853B can anyone tell me if lowerunit is standard or heavyduty thanx in advance
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    79 johnson 35 hp which plug

    i bought a used 79 johnson 35 hp.my question is. on the spark plug wire there is a tag that says "champion L78V" and the sparkplug thats in it now is QL77JC4. i pulled the plug that is in the motor and it has the metal to set the gap and the L78V does not.which plug should i use and is one...
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    79 johnson squeek and caugh

    i have a 79 johnson 35 hp model 35EL79A it starts and idles fine but when i go mid throttle it coughs every other minute and at WOT it makes a squeak every 30 seconds that last about half a second like a mouse any advice would be appreciated
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    help! clunking/ grinding noise

    im new to the forum first post i have a 1979 johnson sea horse 35hp model#35el79a i took it out yesterday first time.just bought the motor.it started just fine ran it at quarter throttle no problems then went full throttle ran fine for 5mins then it started making a clunking sound like once...
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