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    60 HP TLRD will only run with choke on

    I just bought a pontoon boat yesterday and it has a Yamaha 2005 60 HP TLRD on it. The engine only has 60 hours of runtime. When I remove the engine cover, it looks brand new. The problem is that I can only get it to run on choke. While it's running on choke, if I flip the fuel switch to 'normal...
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    pontoon boat listing to port

    I have about a 2" list to port. I want the boat to be even or a little to stbd so I can drain some of the deck water off the stbd side of the boat. I guess it could be furniture weight, but could it be water in the left pontoon? Is there an easy way to get the boat to list to stbd to drain the...
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    bendix will not rise by hand

    My engine started this morning. When I tried to start it this afternoon, the starter would spin but the bendix would not rise. I switched batteries to a known good one, and the bendix would still not engage. I removed my engine cover and tried to turn the bendix by hand to see if it would...
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    Very strong exhaust fumes/smell, is this normal?

    I have a 1990, 90 Hp, Johnson. The exhaust fume smell is very overwhelming. I thought the exhaust was outputted underwater, so why is the smell so bad? Could there be a leak somewhere in my exhaust housing and some of the gas is leaking out of the engine before it goes underwater?
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    Is it possible to adjust the shift rod height without removing the lower unit?

    I have a 90 HP 4cyl. Johnson outboard year 1990. MY lower unit is a long version (not extra long). I've unbolted and removed the lower unit to adjust the shift rod height before, but I was wondering if I could leave the lower unit attached, just unpin the shift rod from the engine head, and...
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    Johnson 115 Hp only getting 4000 rpm WOT instead of normal 5100

    I have a 115 Hp 1990 Johnson. Last week it was running great! At WOT I was getting 5100 RPM and about 40 mph. Yesterday I took it out and I could only get it up to 4000 rpm. It idled slightly rougher, but nothing to make me concerned. I didn't take the engine cover off or performed any...
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    Where to get Johnson tooling?

    I'm going to attempt to repair my lower unit gearing since my forward no longer works (when I have my lower unit on a work bench and manually pull up the shift rod while turning the prop, forward will not engage, but I can hear it trying to engage). I have an OMC Johnson manual and am reading...
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    With lower section off and shift rod all the way up, prop won't engage

    I have a 1990 Johnson 115 Hp, XL length. I bought the engine 3 months ago. It runs OK, but I could never get it to shift into reverse. I finally broke down and removed the lower section to set the shift rod height according to the manual. I put it all back together, trailered the boat to the...
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    1990 Johnson 115 Hp solid alarm with water pump working

    I sometimes get a solid alarm. I guess that means overheating. I have water coming out of the '****' hole and I have plenty of oil in the VRO tank. I was wondering how to tell if it is my thermostat or an electronic sensor? If I shut the engine down for about 10 minutes and start it back up, I...
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    Johnson 1990 115 Hp not shifting into reverse (astern propulsion)

    I can't get my outboard to shift into reverse under engine power. With th engine off, when in neutral, the prop spins freely. With the engine off, when I shift it into reverse, the prop will engage and I can't turn the prop. But when under power, the prop will not catch in reverse. Everytime...
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    bendix will not engage flywheel (with a fully charged battery)

    I have a 1990 115 Hp. Johnson. When I start the engine, the starter spins, but will not engage the flywheel. If I turn the Bendix by hand to engage the flywheel, and then start the engine, the engine will turn over. I also noticed that the engine doesn't turn over as fast as it used to. I'm open...
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    how to hang a boat in a boat lift

    I have a 16' open bow speed boat with a 115 Hp outboard Johnson. I'm renting a house on a saltwater canal and it has a boat lift. I see some boats in the area, and some are hung by two attachpoints on the transom and one on the top of the bow. I have two small attach points on my transom but I...
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    oversized cylinder boring and ordering oversized pistons

    I have a 90 Hp Johnson with one cylinder that has been scored by a broken piston ring. I'm going to bore all 4 cylinders larger, but I don't know what size to go to. I was looking through my OMC service manual, and they list the sizes for cylinder and pistons from 88 Hp through 175 Hp. I noticed...
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    difficulty level of swapping a power head?

    I have 2 johnson engines, one is a 'X' model with a 27" shift rod heigth, and the other is a 'L' model with a 22" shift rod heigth. I want to switch the 2 heads. How involved is this process? I have a factory manual (not SELOC or the other knock off), and the process is two pages long. It does...
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    Should the lower unit seal water tight to the rest of the engine?

    I have a 1990 Johnson V4 115 Hp. When I was running on muffs the other day, I noticed that water was coming out from the gap where the lower unit bolts to the midsection (I don't think it's called the midsection, but the part between the lower unit and the engine). There isn't a gasket there...
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    how to set propeller depth in the water

    I just purchased a used Johnson 1990 115 Hp V4. My old V4 was a short shaft, while the engine I just bought has a long shaft (about 3 inches longer). The guys at the shop mounted the engine about 3" higher on my transom so the trim and tilt bracket hooks are not hanging on the transom, but are...
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    can't get above 4000 RPM

    I have a 1990 V4 115 Hp Johnson. I took the boat out yesterday at it ran at 5000 RPM (36 mph). Today when I took it out, the boat wouldn't go above 4000 RPM (26 mph). It was more sluggish also and took a while to plane out. I wasn't able to look at the butterfly valves under load, but when I got...
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    How to electrically test a VRO pump

    I'm trying to test and see if my VRO oil pump will give me a no oil alarm. I ran my engine on oil/fuel mix and did not hook up the oil (nothing in the sight glass). It was only in my driveway on muffs. After about 1 minute, I still didn't get a no oil alarm. When I turn the key on though, I get...
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    Piston head damage

    I have a 90 Hp outboard Johnson, VJ90TLESB. One day I overheated my engine after my water pump failed. I replaced the water pump and the engine ran fine. About 2 trips later though, my engine ran sluggishly and rough, like a cylinder wasn't firing. I hooked up my compression tester and #1...
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    what is the function of the spark advance lever

    In my Johnson manual, 1990 90 Hp, on page 1-36, there is a section called, "Cam Follower Pickup Timing". In that procedure, it tells me to move the spark advance lever until the cam follower is aligned with the center of the mark on the throttle cam. I have done that, but I don't see how the...
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