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    1963 (maybe) model #rds(or rd5, hard to read) -25d Jhonson 40 hp super seahorse,

    I'm having a hard time getting the motor started and when it does it wil run for a bit at close to full throttle and then shut down, sometimes with a backfire. The hose that go from the side wall of the piston chamber to the fuel pump also kept coming off but when I clamped it down a hole blow...
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    1963 40 hp Johnson, won't start, just cranks over and backfires

    I just purchased a boat that came with a 1963 Johnson 40hp seahorse motor. I tried to start it the other day and here's what happened: I have the motor on a stand and the lower end unit submerged in a large container of water. I connected the gas tank and primed the bulb until tight. I hooked up...
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