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    115 Johnson V4 1983 bad cylinder

    Hello again.<br />Now more problems!!! after a nice afternoon ride, got stuck on the way home. Pull boat out water and noticed a small metal parts on one of the spark plug. I open the R side head and found the bottom piston has melted on the head, damaged the wall of bottom cylinder and also...
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    Johnson 115 V4 1983 problem

    I took the boat for a ride Friday. After 3 hours of cruising with a nice rpm reading of 5000 the motor start making like a muffle noise and quit runing. I will start engine and my brother will keep pumping the fuel bulb for about 100 feet and them the motor quit runing. I suspect that maybe...
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    115 johnson V4 1983 muffle noise

    Hello<br />I was cruising for 3 hours @ 5000 rpm, when I hear a muffle noise ... the engine slow down and stop. I started again, but this time it was making explosions coming out the carburator and run for 50 feet and die; started again and have my brother pumping the gas line continuos...
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    115Johnson V4 year 1983 here is my question

    I posted couple questions before on reference to not having any electric current on the 2 top cylinders. I switch the coils and wires(top to bottom) now the problem move to the bottom.<br />The 2 top cylinders have a good spark and fire. The bottom none.(0)<br />Is this an indication of bad...
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    115 johnson V4 1983 coils!

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    Carb? Johnson 115 V-4 from 1983

    Hello...JB<br /> :) I don't have any electric going to the top cylinders and I even pull the the spark plugs wires with my hands.<br /> If the carb is the problem that will impede the electric to travel all way to the coils or plugs??? :confused: I also found 2 different powepacks on...
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    Stator check ...1983 115 Johnson V4

    Hello :confused: <br />Still working on 115TLCT<br />Problem: Top cylinders without electric current.<br />Compression check 120/125<br />Replace fuel line and fuel filter and Plugs- champion L77JC4. <br />Today I traced all the wires for any damages. Found melted spot on the rectifier. Also...
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    115 Johnson V4

    Hello:<br />Still have a problem with my 1983 115 Johnson V4(115TLCT). Today we tested all the plug wires and found that the 2 top cylinders had not electric current going through. :( The boat runs, but the RPM are @ 2200( not speed). I using a NGK plugs BR9HS/10, but today I was told by a...
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    1983 115 Johnson V4

    Hi!<br /> I changed spark plugs and wires 4 months ago, but today when I was cleaning them I found that one of the plugs still new. Means not fire on that cylinder..? I disconect the coil and took it to a marine place where they told me that was working fine. My rpm only reaching up to...
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