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  1. gm280

    What does the switch do...?

    Hello everybody, ont new to iboat forums but I do have a new question for the educated folks on here on older trolling motors. I recently bought an old Motor Guide III foot controlled trolling motor and as usual completely tore it apart for refurbishing. The motor was completely perfect without...
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild If you remember or followed this project along, I had a lot of broken parts all through out this rebuild. The lower foot was an issue as was the actual skeg too. But all that is history now; All that is old news now. I hope everybody enjoyed...
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild I guess everybody would like to see the guts of this project as well...
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild Well folks looks like this OB project is coming to an end. I have attached a few pictures for everybody to see what it looks like now. While I still have the engine wiring harness to install, I have it about 98% complete. Once I finish up the...
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    Thinking Caps On for this one...

    Re: Thinking Caps On for this one... Glenn, there is zero possibility of the carb sucking in the oil from the crankcase and here is why. The tube coming from the crankcase terminates at the plastic plate that holds the cheap form filter to the carb. I attached pictures to show how this is...
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    Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

    Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner Okay folks...I did a repair to my engine project for the record. BUT to do this correctly and make it worth money when selling it down the road, you have to shell out the money and do it right. That means disassembling the lower foot and have it...
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    Thinking Caps On for this one...

    Okay folks, I have a problem now for well over two years (no not that problem, I had that one since birth) and I have tried everything I know and everything the ?PROs? knows as well and still haven't found the answer. I own a 4-cycle small Troy Built Rotor Tiller. It is one of those really small...
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    Cannot remove Mercruiser carb jets

    Re: Cannot remove Mercruiser carb jets First of all welcome to iboats :welcome: always good to have another boater aboard... I feel your pain. I too had a similar situation with a Johnson OB carb. I used every tool I could think of and that high speed jet would not budge. So I ended up...
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    INteresting Lunch today

    WOW I have never posted in this forum before. My wife and I decided to frequent a sandwich shop in our area for lunch today. After arriving at the Greek shop, I noticed two ladies that were sitting by the front window and the first lady's phone rang. She picked up her phone and instantly...
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    Becoming a spray painter?

    Re: Becoming a spray painter? WOW this thread has taken some serious posts now it seems. I'll skip the PPE stuff with my comment because I'm very sure the OP knows what he is talking about...propably better then the average boater on these forums does too. Enough of that... You talk about a...
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    1976 40hp johnson spits fuel out carb

    Re: 1976 40hp johnson spits fuel out carb I don't think it is all that hard to rebuild a carb and I just have finished rebuilding my carb for this same engine about a week ago, but I also don't know anything about your mechanical abilities. I will say that you absolutely have to remove the...
  12. gm280

    Johnson Ship Master Parts

    Re: Johnson Ship Master Parts Oh yes those parts are very available. I just refurbished my Ship Master Control Box myself and bought those new parts as well... Here is the picture of the finished box;
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    My ugly old V6

    Re: My ugly old V6 First of all welcome to iboats :welcome: always great to have another boater aboard... You could try a little lacquer thinner on a small patch of the hideous blue paint to possibly see what is under neath. Could revile what the original color was. There are also places...
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    Fuel lines...?

    I know this has probably been talked about over and over and over, but I haven't seen any definitive answers so here goes...again... I have a 1976 40 HP Johnson OB that I am now finishing up the rebuild on. And I am installing new fuel lines (of course). The normal tank to fuel inlet fitting as...
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild Now here are some after shots... I think this will work so much better... :joyous: Now all I need is to finish the wiring harness and see how this engine rebuild job came out... More pictures later of the total complete rebuilt engine...
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild Here are a few more shots of the before carb. Look at that crud in the fuel bowl... :eek: Wonder if it would have run... :laugh:
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    1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild

    Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild I had a bit of a problem removing the high speed jet from the carb fuel bowl being how I believe it has never seen the light of day since it was originally installed in '76. After trying so many screwdrivers without any luck, and using...
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    Jet size information

    For those of you experienced in carb repairs and maintenance, does anybody know what the difference is between a jet size 67D and a 68? Reason I ask is because I had to drill out the high speed jet in a Johnson 40 HP carb bowl and use an easy-out to remove it. So I ordered a 67D jet per IPD and...
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    Johnson Cork Float issues

    I have researched cork float issues on here and read a lot of interesting posts concerning them. I too have an old Johnson 40 HP OB engine and it has a cork float that was literally covered in a black crappy tar like substance when I disassembled it a few days ago to rebuild it. The original...
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    40hp evinrude full paint job

    Re: 40hp evinrude full paint job I have just finished doing that same thing with my '76 40 HP Johnson OB. I completely disassembled the entire OB and then sand blasted it to the metal. Then I bought and used Zinc Chromate primer followed with PPG K36 Prima high build sandable primer. Then I...
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