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    1994 johnson 120 won't idle

    Hello. I have a 1994 johnson 120 looper that will not idle. It seems like it is either jumping time or fails to fire radomly. It will idle smooth for a second, and it will pop through the exhaust every few seconds. It runs great past half idle with no issues. If you give it a little throttle it...
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    need lower unit help 120 johnson

    I'm looking for a lower unit for a 1994 johnson 120 v4. Mine went off like a bomb this weekend. I went to my local repair shop and he can get me a remanned for around 800 with a 3 year warrenty, but budget restraints put a stop on that. Does anyone know of somewhere I might find a good used one...
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    Need prop help

    I need some direction for a prop. I just bought a 19ft lowe deck boat with a 120h johnson. The motor will easily tur 5,200 rpms, at 29 mph. It never seems to get on the pad like it should, plus when you turn, it tends to blow out. I was running 29 mile an hour, and was attempting to turn around...
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    94 johnson 120 v4 will not idle, running very rich

    Ok. I'm a decent mechanic, but outboards intimidate me. I just bought a boat that has a 120 Johnson V4. This boat was very well maintained by the person I bought it from, but it has been stored since 2007. Motor started up once we primed it a few times, but it smokes really bad. I figured it was...
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