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    1981 johnson 115 hp TNT goes down but not up

    Re: 1981 johnson 115 hp TNT goes down but not up Actually, it goes DOWN, but not up with the weight of the motor on it. Today after working on it a bit more, we finally got it to go up some, still having to bypass the solenoid and jumping it with a wire, but it still won't go up in to...
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    Looking for this part for my pontoon, can't find it ANYWHERE....HELP????

    I have a 1994 StarCraft pontoon and it is missing one of the corner guards. I have searched everywhere and cannot find one. I even considered buying a whole new set of any other style, but cannot find one large enough to cover my corners. This one I am missing measures 4" from center at the 90...
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    1981 johnson 115 hp TNT goes down but not up

    Hi Guys, I'm back and still trying to fix this TNT unit. I posted ealier before I went to the parts store, but I don't see my post so I must have hit something wrong. So this is what is happening now. Before taking it off the boat, I decided to check the relay, which actually is a solenoid, not...
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    How do I disable the tilt/trim on my Johnson 115 HP motor

    Re: How do I disable the tilt/trim on my Johnson 115 HP motor This is how the motor is resting. It will not go down any further Here you can see the hydraulic plungers that will not go in to allow the motor to go down any further. In this pic, the motor is up. After the fluid all poured out...
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    How do I disable the tilt/trim on my Johnson 115 HP motor

    I have a Johnson 115 HP motor that is equipped with tilt/trim, but it does not work. The motor was checked out and found to be non-functional. I don't know why and I really am not too concerned with it, because we are going to take it off the bass boat it is on and put it on a pontoon, where we...
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    Metal shavings in the lower unit gear oil of my 70 hp Mercury

    Re: Metal shavings in the lower unit gear oil of my 70 hp Mercury So, there was no water, it was just very black. And the attached pic is what the plug looked like. When I rubbed them between my fingers, it just dissolved, so I am guessing I am ok then? Thanks for all your help.
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    Metal shavings in the lower unit gear oil of my 70 hp Mercury

    I've got a 70 hp Mercury about a 1982 model. Checked the lower unit gear oil and found some metal shavings on the drain plug. What could this mean?
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    1965 40 HP Johnson Seahorse won't go......

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    1965? 40 hp Johnson Seahorse electramatic starting and running issues

    Ok, this forum, or any forum for that matter is totally new to me, so if I'm doing anything wrong, by all means please tell me. And I don't know the proper terms for a lot of things, so please bare with me, I'm trying to learn. We bought a little boat (14' Larson) a month or so ago. This is our...
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