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    2 stroke remote oil tank yamaha

    I don't know why I am answering this but... It is to get Oil to the Pump in the first Place
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    I suspect the Manual Choke Lever was removed by a previous Owner, Why? who knows It would have contacted the Roller#16, shown in your last Pic Going through the Parts Books for both the 77 and 78, there were some Big Changes and some Little Changes. The Blocks are not interchangeable, Mid...
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    The Control will work, I actually like The older Control as the Cable Movement was straight back and forth, the later Controls moved the Cable in an Arc I am referring to the Old Simplex/Shipmaster Control, not the Single Lever designs
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    This is what the Simplex and Shipmaster looked like
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I too have been hoping to find the Rainbow's End, that the Money would soon be pouring in...
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    A 78 would have come with
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    Replacement Prop Selection

    The boat was kept in the water, moored all season? How crusty/contaminated is the hull bottom?
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    Replacement Prop Selection

    What is the weight of the Boat, it must be very light to Jump out of the Hole with a 21, and 6000 rpm sounds a little high. I guess it could be Ventilating, which would account for the High Rpm. Exactly what prop is the 21, and what Height is the Engine mounted at?
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    Help for prop replacement

    So it originally had an Inboard, and was converted to an Outboard. Concerns: 1)As mentioned above, Engine Height, also factoring any Setback from the Transom. 2) Tachometer Accuracy. 3) Engine Condition. Have you done a Compression Test? If yes, what were the Numbers? 4) Are you operating the...
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    Engine runs, but does not turn the prop

    Welcome to iboats You like playing the Odds that you will still have your Hands... Is there any Oil in the Gearcase?
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    As in Booster Cables? A bit of Overkill, and a risk of lots of Sparks if they Short Out, which near Gasoline is not a Good Thing. Just use some 16 Gauge Wire to and from a 12 volt Battery.
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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Choke Issues

    When you lift the Idle Lever, does the Timing Advance? The Carbs will not open until well in to the Linkage Movement
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Where I am, we only have 2 seasons, Winter and Summer. Spring and Fall are 2 week Transition Periods, so I can't call them Seasons. Currently in a Heat wave, temps are hovering around -11C, which is about 10F, beats a week ago when it was -45F
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    Hp too much,?

    About 12 hrs ago you were going to stick a 25" Motor on this boat. Having multiple threads on your Repowering is going to be a Problem
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    1986 Mercury 150 V6 worth?

    It is worth as much as you can get for it, which means, it is worth as much as someone is willing to Pay
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    '69 johnson hydro electric shift V4

    My take/version is "Where there's a Will, I want to be in it"
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    This year we had a Snowless Christmas and a Snowless New Year. It was Wonderful, the Temps were a couple of degrees below Freezing, until last week when they went into the Toilet. Today an Inch of the Disgusting Stuff fell. However the Temps are rising it is currently -10F, and by next Thursday...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    If I were Never to see Snow again, it would not bother me the Least.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Bears have the right Idea, they Hibernate
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