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    20" Shaft vs 25" shaft

    My current motor has a 20" shaft I need to repower and found the same motor with a 25" shaft. What kind of problems might I encounter?
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    Repowering?

    My 98 Johnson 115 is history. Something internal broke and she froze up solid. Anyway I have found a really great deal on a 115 Yamaha. The Yamaha comes with controls but what I was wondering about is would I need to pull a new set of wires to the helm? I am assuming the Yamaha electrical...
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    Repowering question

    My 98 Johnson 115 is history. Something internal broke and she froze up solid. Anyway I have found a really great deal on a 115 Yamaha. The Yamaha comes with controls but what I was wondering about is would I need to pull a new set of wires to the helm? I am assuming the Yamaha electrical...
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    Repowering question

    My boat had a 1998 Johnson 115 on it that has seen it's last leg. This weekend I have been weighing my options and have just about decided on what I want to do. Cost and the fact my boat is almost 15 years old have discouraged me from going with a brand new engine. The fact that I plan on buying...
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    One last question about repowering

    I currently have 50+ gallons of fresh gas/oil mix in my tank. Less than a month old. If I repower to a 4 stroke or Etec would I need to get rid of all that perfectly good gas/oil mix?
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    To repower or not to repower?

    I have a 1999 Wellcraft 190center console that had a 115 Johnson on it. I bought the boat for almost nothing in 2002 from a friend, the motor had bad compression on one cylinder and I rebuilt it. I got good service out of the motor untill early 2012 when I got saltwater inside the crankcase and...
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    Just a curious question

    I don't think there is anything wrong but I was curious. Is it normal for the port side of an outboard to run cooler or hotter than the starboard side? I was doing some wireing on my boat this afternoon and I started the boat to let it run a few minutes since I haven't ran it in a while. I...
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    98 J115TSLECM fuel delivery question?

    First off I am running off an external tank with fresh gas while I troubleshoot this problem so please don't tell me it is my gas. I am going to start by asking a couple of simple questions because I don't want to confuse things with too much information to start. 1. When the motor seems to be...
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    Stuck lower unit drain plug

    I have two different style drain plugs in my lower unit. One has a slotted screw driver style head and the other has an allen wrench style head. I apparently over tightened the allen wrench type screw and after a year of sitting it was very tight. Here is where I screwed up. In trying to remove...
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    Key switch issues 1999 115 Johnson

    Morning guys, been a while. Anyway I am dealing with some key switch issues this weekend. The boat has been sitting for quite a while. When I went to start it I had no power to the key switch. I went through the ignition system and battery and cleaned all the wire connections. This time I turned...
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    Replacing battery cables?

    My cables are in bad shape. I'm going to pull them out and replace them. For a Johnson 115 what is the proper wire gauge and is there a company that makes a good set pre made? I'd just as soon pay a little extra for a set with the ends pre crimped than to mess with crimping the ends myself.
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    As quick as a cat

    Just not quite as agile. I fell off the dock this afternoon and had my pack of cigarettes out of my shirt pocket before I hit the water. Lightning fast. Had been working on the boat and my son came over and asked if I wanted to take it to the river and try it out. I was wearing regular slick...
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    Sticking carburetor float?

    Been boating all my life and never had a stuck carburetor float before until about 4 months ago. I have had to pull the carburetors off 3 times in the last 4 months. Today I went out and the boat was a bit hard starting. Once it started it would die every time I throttled back to put it in gear...
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    Does anybody besides me live in a city with ordinances against boat parking?

    I live in a little town on the outskirts of Orlando called Casselberry. About 10 years ago our homeowners association tried to get me to move my boat out of my driveway but we have no subdivision bylaws against it. What we do have is a city commissioner who is also active in the homeowners...
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    Joe Reeves WOT timing procedure question

    I've been looking at Joe Reeves WOT timing procedure and plan on trying it out but there is one thing that confuses me. Maybe it is just the way I am reading it but I am having a problem understanding one line in the procedure. I copied the procedure below and capitalized the line I am not...
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    Primer solenoid question.... 98 Johnson 115

    My primer doesn't work, then again it apears to be working. Let me explain. When my motor is cold I pump up the fuel bulb tight and hit the starter, I push in the key to activate the primer and I can crank and crank and get no fire. However if I take a spray bottle and spray a little fuel mix...
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    Fuel & Water Separator?

    My boat has a 98 115 Johnson. The boat came with a factory installed Racor F&W separator, the small one that replacement filters cost around $85 on. My fuel lines are getting old and starting to crack so I plan on replacing them. While I am at it I thought of replacing that expensive Fuel &...
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    Wood filler?

    I have to do a little patch work on my boat, really a small job but because of where it is I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on a product to use. A few years back I put rod holders in that are recessed into the gunwales of my boat. When I drilled the screw holes for the starboard...
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    Headgasket?

    After getting my 115 Johnson back together and working out all the bugs I noticed a small problem. A small pool of water in the lower engine cowling prompted me to search for a leak. Upon close examination I found a pinhole leak in the top of the starboard headgasket. I re-torqued the bolts a...
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    Battery question

    I just got through rebuilding my 115 Johnson. She runs good, I've got good compression 120-125 psi on all 4 cyls. The problem I am having right now is the starter draging badly. She just barely turns over. I just replaced the cables a year ago and they are clean. I pulled the starter and cleaned...
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