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  1. Gimbo

    1973 Johnson Seahorse 4Hp - rebuilding?

    I have this old Johnson 4Hp from 1973. Same year of birth as my wife and equally hard to start :-) However with a few minor hickups, it has always started, and when it did it was running fine until I stopped it. And then started again, with a pull or two. Until this summer season, that did...
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    4R73C Johnson 4hp maintenance, need advice on some issues

    The first signs of spring is showing up here in Arctic Norway, so I got my 1973 Johnson 4hp out of the shed and had a look at it. This is a motor I got last year to use with my S.I.B for some fishing. And used it from July to September about every weekend. Anyway, here is what I found and what...
  3. Gimbo

    4R73C Johnson 4hp maintenance, need advice on some issues

    The first signs of spring is showing up here in Arctic Norway, so I got my 1973 Johnson 4hp out of the shed and had a look at it. This is a motor I got last year to use with my S.I.B for some fishing. And used it from July to September about every weekend. Anyway, here is what I found and what...
  4. Gimbo

    4R73C Johnson 4hp replacing the starter recoil spring

    I got this motor without the spring so I wanted to install it but doing something wrong. I got the spring mounted after expending all my swear words, but had to repeat them after putting tension on it as this is what happens. When I pull the starter cord, the idler gear pulls down and away...
  5. Gimbo

    How to tilt the 1973 Johnson Seahorse 4hp?

    I can't figure out how to tilt this motor. Just got it, and can't work this out. I found a release mechanism but the motor is still stuck and I can't tilt it. It's probably so simple I will slap myself when someone tell me... :p
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