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  1. eterry

    How old is this 85hp Johnson?

    A co-worker has an older 14' tri-hull with a 85 hp Johnson. The hull is a Del-Magic out of Ft. Worth TX. I think the hull is a pre-1973 model. The #'s on the motor are 85EL779 and J4754942. I wrote them down today but didnt note which was which. What is the year of this motor, any quirks to...
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    Fuel Pump leak, what did I do wrong?

    Hi all, I am the guy with the 1972 Seaking (chrysler) 20 hp that had so much trouble with it last summer. Anyway, with lots of help from here and some from a friend we got it up and running. It is starting great, just choke the cold motor once and it bust right off, (been catching the heck out...
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    Identify Old Sears 4.5 HP

    I have an old Sears 4.5 hp that I am trying to get up and running. A guy helping me with it told me the capacitor and fuel pump is out. I know I am putting the cart before the horse because I dont have serial or model #s right now. Was the 4.5 hp common to many manufacturors so I can identify...
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    Cant get motor to fire...help please

    My 20 hp chrysler sea king wont fire. I removed the flywheel and removed some minor rust from inside of flywheel and brushed light rust off from magnets on coils. I think I need an impact wrench of some kind to turn it over faster and easier then hand cranking. Am working on this by myself...
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    No spark on Chrysler 20 hp

    Well it cooled off enough this morning for me to get out and check for spark on my 20 hp. I took both plugs out, the motor doesnt have a starter motor, hand cranked as hard as I could, and could not get a spark from either plug. So I guess the mechanic at the boat place at least looked at it...
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    Sea King Parts 20 hp: part two

    I went and got my 20hp motor back from the "mechanic". He said that parts for the carb. wasnt available and he couldn't get the motor to fire. He also said my motor was an early to mid 1960's model. Here is the model and serial #'s from my motor, can someone give me year of manufactor and...
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    Parts for older 20HP Chrysler Sea King

    Hi all, I have an older (approx. 1970s') Chrysler Sea King 20 HP recoil start tiller steer that I used with good luck for several years. I ran the boat to shore during a rain storm about 7 years ago and didn't run the fuel out of the carb. Its been garage kept while I pursued other interest...
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