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    charging

    i have a 1976 70hp johnston on my boat . i am going to buy a trolling motor (50lbs thrust) i have a deep cycle/starting battery with my 70 hp motor.can i just hook the trolling motor right to this battery. will it hurt the charging system on the 70hp or do i need a seperate battery for the...
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    trolling motor

    i am going to buy a electric motor for trolling, it will be for my 14' fiberglass trihull open front boat with a 70hp.<br />what should i look for in a electric motor,size type.<br />i am looking at a minn kota endura 50 transom mount
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    power tilt(any ideas)

    i have power tilt on my 1974 70hp johnson<br />it starting to give me some trouble.when you first use it it will go down but not up if you play with it for a while by clicking the switch up then down for a while it will start to move up slowly. there is two cylinders on here one points up the...
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    bad news today

    today i took my 1974 johnson 70hp to get a new head gasket installed.the head needs to planed,and there is a bolt broken off in the engine,they say i have to take it to a machine shop to get it drilled out,is there a way i could gat it out at home.but the biggest problem is that the top cylinder...
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    water in cylinder(need more help please)

    could not get revs on my 1974 70hp johnson<br />compression 125 125 127(new spark plugs)<br />pulled spark plug wire one at a time middle one made no difference the other two stalled the engine,changed the ignition coil no difference.<br />took spark plugs out cranked engine over looked like a...
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    question about a fuel pump(does anyone know)

    i replaced a fuel pump om my 1974 70hp johnson on the back of the pump has a little plastic needle sticking out want is this for is this to reset it drain it maybe (what)
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    checking the ignition coils

    1974 70hp johnson<br />can some one please explain to me how to check the 3 ignition coils on the motor to see if they are working properly
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    timing

    can the timing slip,i had the timing set then when out everything workrd fine for about 5 hours than i ran into some weeds shut engine down right aways but then engine is hard to start and would only go slow can not get any revs
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    checking lower unit oil

    1974 70hp johnson<br />could some one please explain to me how to check and then top off the oil in the lower unit of this motor.<br />thank you
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    spark plug wire

    can a person use a car spark plug wire to replace one on a outboard just to check to see in the outboard wire is bad<br />(1974 70hp johnson)
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    fuel pump or (spark plug wire)

    i have a 1974 johnson 70hp<br />compression 125 on all 3,new spark plugs,changed cracked gas lines from fuel pump to carbs new primer bulb,just got the engine timed. when i take the boat out i pump the primer bulb it gets a little firm but not hard and it will not stay hard i can not see any...
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    timing? help

    1974 70hp johnson<br />i was having trouble getting the engine to rev up,<br />then i noticed 2 of the 3 spark plug wires came out of the ignition coils i screwed them back in and now the revs will go up but the engine seems to knock a little,before i found the plug wires loose i was fooling...
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    replacing spark plug wires (ASAP)

    i have a 1974 70hp johnson<br />2 of the 3 spark plug wires came out of the ignition coils.can just the plug wires be replaced or does the coils have to be replaced also. because the wires do go inside of the coils. if just the wires can be replaced,how do i do this.
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    run or tilt

    on my 1974 johnson 70hp i have power tilt,on the engine it has a lever marked tilt and run were should it be when on the water and were should it be when the engine is tilted up for transport.
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    POWER TILT AND TRIM

    WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IF YOU HAVE ONE DO YOU HAVE BOTH
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    how to install a amp gauge

    i bought a gauge to let me know how my battery is doing does anyone know how i would hook this up to a 1974 johnson 70hp motor
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    the whole story (HELP)some one have a ide***

    i have posted a few different question about my boat,but i thought i should explain everything about my boat,and then some one may have some good ideas how to fix it.(1974 14' trihull with a 1974 johnson stinger 2 70hp)(compression 125 on all 3 cylinders) I purchased this out fit about a month...
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    is this to hot

    1974 johnson 70hp<br />the water does come out the lower part of the motor in a few places.but i do not have a (tell tale) i think thats what you call them. after driving around for a while i can hold my hand on the top or side of the engine its a little warm,but if i take the top off ,i can...
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    trouble with fuel i think

    today i took the boat out it ran fine,untill later<br />on then i could get no speed out of her.the revs would not go up at all.the squeeze bulb on the gas line would not stay firm.i also had some one pump it while i was driving it did not make a difference. it did this the last time i took it...
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    will spray paint harm the fibreglass

    will using ordinary spray paint on the inside of a boat harm the fibreglass
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