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    General questions...gearcase....25 hp ....Johnson 25E76E

    Many thanks for the suggestion that I get a hand impact tool.....2 raps and the screws were loosened,,,,,no way I could turn 'em by hand..... OK....Generally, before I get too far into the project (replacing spaghetti seal and others that need it,,,, I ordered a gear case seal kit and have it at...
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    tohatsu 9.8 .anti- ventilation plate questions

    My 9.8 Tohatsu is relatively new ( 2 yrs old) and between trips, I put the water to it and run it a few minutes....just to maintain. Today I noticed water "peeing" out of a front hole and two side holes at the area 6" or so above the AV plate.....I've never noticed that before. There are 2 other...
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    Oil tube question 76 Johnson 25 HP

    Inside my lower unit there is a copper tube that fits into a rubber grommet on the water pump impeller housing. I've replaced the grommet as a new one came with a new water pump repair kit. It fit the tube fine when I replaced the water pump impeller and put it all back together. Since then...
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    76 Johnson 25 HP screws really stuck

    I'm trying to take the gear case cover off the bottom of my lower unit.....the screws are really stuck.....they are soaking in WD 40 now....but they are really stuck....and turning them is impossible.....I dont want to "round out" the phillips slots.... I got one out but the others are in there...
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    Ideas on new ignition switch '76 25hp

    A new ignition switch is around $75.00.......does anyone have an idea.......don't say buy a new one....I can figure that out... the switch is sticking.....should I spray some WD40....... Or is there a redneck replacement....
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    Lower unit noise...is it normal

    1976 Johnson....25E76E.... I dropped the lower unit off my engine to replace the water pump. While I was replacing the water pump, I lifted the drive shaft all the way out of the lower unit. I don't know why I did that...I didn't need to... Anyway..I put it back in and it seemed to go all the...
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    Motor tilt = carb leaking gas...then flooding

    9.8 HP Tohatsu 2013 Model ..4 stroke. My motor sits on my transom tilted up for traveling... When I start it up in the yard, if I dont tilt the motor down..when I pump the bulb...gas begins flowing out of the carb, somewhere and then the engine appears that it's flooded I then stop and put the...
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    What's up with todays plugs?

    My 1976 parts list says to use Champion J4J plugs. Are they still available? And if not can I go to the auto parts store and get an alternate?..... OR should I order something..... Don't want to get a plug with the wrong heat range. Any help would be appreciated.
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    I'd like to know who designed this

    I have a 1986 Mercury 25 HP (0b338109) Some one please tell me who the idiot was that designed the plastic cowling/idle adjustment/ priming to choke/prime the engine. Is that the best they could come up with.....what happened to a simple pull choke.....or for God's sakes put a bulb on the engine...
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    Okeechobee waterway shortcut

    Has anyone used the service to get under the bridge by way of a shortcut through of Okeechobee water way to save a trip around the tip of Florida?
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    stubborn varnish removal

    My 1976 service manual foe my 25 hp Johnson says to use OMC Accessory Engine Cleaner for varnish removal on jets and other parts...... Is this stuff still around?...OR what do some of you use for really cleaning out the varnish inside carbs?....OR do you always replace with new jets and...
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    What diagnostic tools do we need?

    I'm one of a group of guys that meet up on the weekends on the Red River ( North Louisiana )...we get together on the weekends and try to outsmart the flatheads and the blue channel catfish....we camp out and cook up what we catch....catfish right out of the river is still cold when we fry it...
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    1976 25 HP Johnson Seahorse water pump Replacement

    1976....25E76E.....25 HP Johnson On the shank of the engine there is a small plate that gives me access to the shift rod. I took the plate off...... Taking that off ..I can see two 3/8 bolts that hold a "clip" around the shift rod (one rod coming from the top and one rod coming from the bottom...
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    Sorry prohibited

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    cylinder not IGNITING

    25 HP...SN# 0B338109........I believe made around 1988..... Mercury 2 stroke...100 psig compression on both cylinders....carburetor perfect.....timing set correctly.....replaced old plugs with new plugs.......spark getting to both cylinders....BUT lower cylinder not igniting....engine only...
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