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  1. chopperguy

    03 Johnson 115 loop charged

    Trying to help a buddy with this one. Looking for a place to start. He has rebuilt the carbs, replaced fuel lines and bulb. Runs good at wot, but very slow acceleration (bogging ) and very rough idle. Stalls alot at low rpm. Thanks.
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    Repower for 22 ft Hurricane

    Any suggestions for repowering my 22 foot Hurricane. I see Yamaha is very popular these days. Four stroke definitely. What about HP for the size hull? I don't need to fly, but I don't want a smaller outboard straining. Currently I have a 93 115hp Evinrude. For an old outboard it has lots of...
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    1993 Evinrude Crossflow 115 runs rough

    Been through a lot with this outboard. I'm about ready to give up. Has brand new ignition system including stator,power pack, regulator and plug wirers. Piston broke off in #1 cylinder. During the repair they put in new piston and all rings replaced because of bad carbon build up. Carbs are...
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    93 Evinrude 115 V4 Crossflow

    Need help again with this old crossflow outboard. I am getting an occasional pop from the exhaust only below 1500 rpm with a puff of smoke. Runs great at WOT never skips a beat. The pop only started after I got the O/B back from a powerhead repair. Here's what has been done so far. New piston...
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    93 evinrude 115 again

    Just got this thing back from a partial rebuild. Replaced bad Piston and broken rings. Also replace 3 other piston rings because they were badly carboned. Mechanic took me on the lake with it. Ran great, about a 20 minute ride. Took the the boat home proceeded to flush the motor. Now I am...
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    93 Evinrude 115 V4 bent plug electrode

    So, after replacing almost all ignition components she was running great until Sunday. During a 12 mile trip home on the ICW at 4500 RPM, she suddenly droped RPMs by 500. I limped the thing home. She was shuttering every so often like a. Miss fire. Got her out of the water. Check the plugs...
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    93 Evinrude 115 V4 Starts Hard Cold

    I need help figuring out why this O/B starts hard when cold. It fires runs a couple seconds and quits. Repeat this 4 times then it finally stays running. Once hot it starts fine. I recently purchased it, but here's what I know: Compression all 4 cyl. within 5 PSI. Mid 90's (maybe low but...
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    OMC Trim Indicator Way Off

    Is there anyway to adjust the OMC trim indicator on a 1993 Evinrude 115? When O/B is level the indicator says it's all the way down. Or is the sending unit bad. When I move the lever on the O/B the gauge needle goes up and down so it does work. Thanks.
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    93 Evinrude 115 V4 Ignition Question?

    Hey Guys I need some ignition help. I've had a few issues with this outboard losing spark on all cylinders on a few occassions. Got towed home and then it started right up. I began troubleshooting the ignition system based on several online references. DVA readings showed 295 volts both legs...
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    1989 Honda BF40A Scraping noise from fly wheel area

    I've had this engine for over a year and take it out atleast once a week. It runs like a champ. Recently I noticed a scraping noise coming from the vicinity of the flywheel. There was a similar post to this one from 2004, but the guy never said whether he resolved the problem. Anyway, while...
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    Honda 40 4Stroke Cooling System

    My 1998 Honda 40 4Stroke has intemittant flow from the tell-tale, but never overheats. When running at full rpm it will have a nice steady stream then all the sudden it drops to a trickle. I just replaced the water pump, but haven't gotten into the thermostat yet. The cooling jacket cover on...
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    Ethanol Fuel and Hesitation?

    I recently started running ethanol fuel in my 2000 Johnson 130 V4. The Non-ethanol just got too expensive. I'm using startron additive to stop separation. The only difference I see is now it hesitates on acceleration. This usually only happens after I've been idling for a few minutes...
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    Do these plugs look normal?

    A friend of mine says a atleast one of these plugs looks lean. The last thing I want to do is destroy a cylinder. I ran into an issue a little while back were I was trying adjust the carbs (big mistake) and I screwed it up to where it would not run. So I set the idle mixtures to 2 turns out...
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    Johnson 130 Idle mixture starting point

    Does anyone know the intial idle mixture settings for a J130PLSSS? Also, which way to turn for rich and lean. Thanks.
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    Head gasket question 2000 J130PLSSS

    If you replace a head gasket and you think you torqued it properly, but find out the tq wrench was inaccurate, does the gasket have to be removed and replace again? The compression is 10 PSI lower than before replacing. Retorqued to the right amount, compression went up 5 psi.
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    Johnson 130 Left Bank normal, right bank HOT!

    I have a good one for you guys. Just finished putting headgasket on right bank of 2000 J130PLSSS. New thermostats on both sides. Cranked it up and right bank proceeded to get hot so I shut it off. I removed and tested the thermostat and it's good. I cranked it again with thermo cover...
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    Help! Need Torque specs and install instructions

    I am installing a new head gasket on my 2000 johnson 130 (J130PLSSS). Anyone have instructions on Torque specs, sequence and whether or not RTV is used. Does anyone know where to download a manual? Thanks.
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    Blown head gasket Maybe?'

    Hi, new to the forum, but not to boats. I have a 2000 Johnson 130 (J130PLSSS) outboard. Runs great. I have been periodically pulling the spark plugs to check the condition (installed new ones just a month ago). It's a V4 and the the lower right cylinder (viewed from behind) is what's bugging...
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