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    1978 Johnson 85 HP Coil Pack Question

    My coil pack on the back of the engine had its wire sheered off right at the top. Can not pull back and solder. I ran that wire back and it looks continuous all the way. This may be dumb, but since I can purchase a coil, can I simply solder it it the tine somewhere and heat shrink over it? Thanks
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    Changing Controls

    IF I was to change my 1978 85 HP Johnson to a newer OMC, Would I need to replace the controls< What year would I have to go into before having to do that? Id like to for simplicity sake keep my controls intact. Thanks,
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    Replacing an outboard

    I have a 1987 vanguard star fire. It is rated up to a 115 hp engine. Now I have a 1978 Johnson 85 hp. My question is does anyone know an approximate weight of this engine? I want to go to a 2006-2010 90 or 115 oil injected engine. What are the approximate weights of these newer motors? The boat...
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    1978 Johnson 85 hp. What would changing a prop from a 17 to 19 pitch

    What would this do for top end speed. The boat is a fibreglass vanguard Calais. It's 16.5 feet long not sure of weight though.
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    Another trim/tilt Question

    I changed out a 3 wire to a 2 wire trim on my 1978 85 go Johnson. I have all the relays in place and the unit worked great last year. Go to start up the motor after a long winter and the tilt goes up but not down. The motor is working though. When I release the relief screw then the motor tilts...
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    1978 85 hp Johnson Trim/Tilt Changing from 3 wire to 2 wire motor

    I am looking at changing my old 3 wire trim/tilt and replacing with a 2 wire unit. What needs to be replaced, or can I simply tie into the old harness less the black ground? Thanks,
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    85 HP Johnson 1978 Tilt/trim works properly going up, but will not go down

    Hi All, My motors power trim seems to have no issues trimming and tilting up but it will not go down. The trim seems to labor quite hard when trying to lower the motor. Any suggestions? Thanks,
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    Starting Issue

    Hi, First time poster, long time lurker. I have a 1978 Johnson 85HP. The unit started well all of last week while on holidays. Yesterday while we were loading to come home, it was raining really hard. I got to the dock to wait for the line up to finish so we could load up. When I went to...
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