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  1. dreamchaser

    water pressure

    Cheers All, summer is here ahhhh!!! Well just installed my new water pressure gauge, along with a new complete water pump kit , new stats to .The motor is a 94 120 johnson 2 stroke, it is t,d into the thin water hose comin over from the port side, just below the starboard lower plug hole I...
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    twisted tach

    Hello everyone, my tach is doing all the same things that are the usual problems ie; jumps all over the map, on lower rpm it seems ok, needle zeros out when key is turned to on pos, which is good, But this one is new to me, While operating my vhf on high the needle goes round counterclockwise...
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    3 blade verses 4

    Greetins All, My 1994 120 johnson 2stroke has a 19p #389510 ss prop on it now, WOT comes out at 5400 , which accordin to info posted on here is a little shy of the max for this motor,... Im wonderin if my 4 blade 19p solas aluminum will give any more rpm? btw the 4 blade i like , it holds me on...
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    what to do ? boat still porpoises

    Greetins All.. I have a 19ft open centre consol fishing boat that was made by braiginton boat works in friday harbour wash state , its called a terminator, gone out of business in 1990 , so ther no help. Anyway.... I have just finished installing my new 105lb 4d battery up in the bow to reduce...
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    4d sonnenschein dryfit traction block battery

    Ive been lost in the battery shops tryin to find the best priced and most durable and powerfull single 4d battery for my boat in this size. Now i am getting close, and narrowing it down to a gell cell totally maintanance free type. The 1 im in favour of has roughly 700cca 110ah so i think it...
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    prop slip?

    Using one of the prop slip calculators my slip shows to be" 0.15 or 15?" Sorry dont understand that result ,Anyway What is the optimum number i should be lookin to get to ? thks , Leo
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    Ptt & Transom Mount

    Evening All , Will a early evirude 199ish transom mount fit a 1975 135 evinrude ?.,I have mount here with ptt and a firend would like to know if it will fit his 135. thks ......
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    motor weight?

    Am wondering how much my 1992 9.9 2 stroke extra long leg weight ? The series serial number is 157000. Thks Leo
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    batteries

    What is the advantages of using 2, 6 volt batteries verses 1 12 volt ,,, the 2 6 volt will be deep cycle ,and the 12 volt would not be , it is a 8d type.......thks
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    Merc1978 80hp LU

    which years can i say this LU will fit for resale purposes?THKS....
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    120 to 140 ?

    Mr. DH...Just to follow up on a earlier post, The deal on the rude 140 which was in peices fell thru .....no probs....As now i have a newer 1994 120 johnson at an steal of a deal ....8) .......My question is what is required to bump up this motor to a 140 .or just leave well enough alone ? btw...
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    vernatherms

    Hello all ,,,, like to know if there is a way to test them or just replace? ....
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    water from pee hole is pretty warm

    Today I started up my new, used, 1994 120 johnson model j120tlerk , she fired up real good ran fine. While keeping a close eye on cylinder head temps and waiting for the tell tale to pour out, it seems to take longer to start than my 1983 115 rude ..but it does ...anyway. the water was getting...
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    1978 merc 80hp lower unit

    hi. sorry no manual for this 1 ...need to remove the LU from this motor. Is it just the LU bolts ?Will the shift shaft just slide out ? and F N or reverse for tippin it up? thks...
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    control box

    Hello All , Ive just purchased a 1994 120 johnson OB. My first question is.... will my existing control box be compatible with the 120 motor ? Dont know what year the control box is ....it is silver gray in colour and did work with my 1983 115 evinrude which just lost a cylinder. thks ........Leo
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    blistering on sail boat hull

    blistering on sail boat hull IF I WHERE TO CONSIDER BUYIN A SAIL BOAT WITH BLISTERING ON THE HULL, WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS THAT I MIGHT ENCOUNTER IE, COSTS, THE AMOUNT OF WORK INVOLVED, IS IT FIXABLE , AND THE RESALE VALUE ?
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    next project?

    Hello .......A few questions on this ob i found ....model no..VE140TLEID. The power head is in pieces but looks like the ob is complete top to bottom.... can the surface rust on the cylinders be cleaned up with a hone or should i rebore ?$$$$ There is no visable scoring on any of the cyl...
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    what went wrong?

    back on feb 25 while running 20 miles back to the dock I lost full power 5700 5900rpm...it would only run just above idle speed, 2500rpm for about 3 miles ....then i throttled up she came back to my surprise .all seemed well ...got her home... it ran fine on the hose , last week took it out for...
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    crossflow or looper

    Evein to all.... anybody know if a 1989 evirude 140 vro ,sorry no model no. yet ...is a looper or crossflow? Also what year did the looper first come into production ...many thks
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    boat porpoising and X dimension

    need some xpert advise here.......hello all..... My boat has a 1983 115 rude ,its 19.5ft open centre consol i do have the motor mounted in the second to last hole from the top on the transom . When i power up with full trim in and bring it up to wot i can get 5800 rpm with a 19p 4 blade solas...
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