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    1990 140hp jets wrong?

    Cleaning out the orifices on my 1990 johnson 140 I found the idle bleed jets are wrong. http://www.boats.net/parts/search/BRP/JOHNSON/1990/J140TLESE/CARBURETOR%20AND%20LINKAGE/parts.html This has the idle bleeders as #41 but the ones I have are 36, and the bottom starboard looked more like 39...
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    Head gasket change Evinrude 140

    1990 Evinrude 140 About a year and a half ago a shadetree mechanic (who for a price taught me that it was best do to my own work and that's about all I got for my money..) replaced my head gaskets (and broke a few other things). He clearly didn't tighten them down very well and there's been a...
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    Need a high amp toggle switch

    I'm looking for a high amp toggle switch I can put in my switch panel to handle a few accessories but can't find anything high enough for marine use. My electronics are run off of a tiny deep cycle separate from my dedicated starting battery and I'd like to be able just put a small clean switch...
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    motor mounting height and porpoising

    1990 140hp evinrude 16' cape horn See attached. It's porpoising a lot and I was told by a local prop shop that my motor is mounted too low. I went there because the awful porpoising started after i swapped from the V6 gearcase that was on the motor when I bought it, to the V4 gearcase it ought...
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    Rebuilding tilt and trim '90 140

    I am starting a new thread on this since my old one was about getting the trim motor off and this is now a full rebuild. Problem 1: Tilt pin won't budge! I had found a good thread on this a few days ago but couldn't find it again today. Could someone give me some pointers on getting this out...
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    Removing just the trim motor '90 140

    1990 evinrude 140 My trim motor is on its last legs and I am going to replace it. Is there anything wrong with just unbolting the motor, slapping a new O ring in there, and bolting on a new motor? My manual has me set to remove the whole contraption but it looks like there's no reason I can't...
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    Nothing behind thermostat covers '90 140hp

    1990 evinrude 140hp The previous owner removed the thermostats from the motor entirely. Nothing behind either of the covers. I've looked up the parts diagrams and am a bit unclear on the parts I need. Is there one side that goes- diaphragm, front part of thermostat, insert vernatherm and...
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    Water tube on 1990 evinrude 140

    I'm going to pull my gearcase to replace the seals, but don't want to disturb the water tube. The previous owner abused that tube pretty bad and the last time I got it to go back into place and seal in the pump housing I dreaded the day I had to drop the LU again. That day is here. The manual...
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    Starter circuit stuck on

    1990 evinrude 140 I've thought my main battery was dead for a while now as it wasn't taking a charge from the trickle charger at 1.5 amps and I kept having to jump off my secondary battery each of the last 3 times I went out. Then I decided to try with the 6 amp charger and it worked great but...
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    Identify this fish?

    I caught this fish twice in about five minutes in the Pensacola pass on Saturday. Hook marks, definitely the same one! I haven't come across this one before. Anyone know what he is? He was released (obviously).
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    Throttle syncing issue. 140 evinrude. Pics

    1989 or 1990 evinrude 140hp I'm trying to follow the directions in my manual but the pics are very unclear and one bolt seems stuck. In the first picture, can someone verify for me that I have the right screw for the Cam Follower Screw? Also it looked like the line in my manual was going to...
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    Trim won't go down 1990 Evinrude 140

    1990 Evinrude 140hp I've been having an intermittent problem trimming down that became a permanent problem last night. It started about a week ago in the driveway- I always go up a little and seat it back down on the trailering bracket before driving it away and it didn't want to go back down...
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    Teflon float needle washer on '90ish 140?

    '88-'91 Evinrude 140hp My rebuild kit came with a teflon washer that fits nicely on the needle valve seat screw, but there wasn't one in there when I took it apart. Looks pretty intentional but there's already a raised section on the carb bowl where that all screws down and I wonder if this...
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    Taco LED deck lights any good? Others?

    I am looking at replacing my high draw halogen deck light with an LED and so far came up with this Taco one. http://www.boatersworld.com/product/MP93643983.htm?utm_medium=productsearch&utm_source=google I did some googling and didn't come across any reviews. Does anyone have this? I need...
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    Bad idle and fuel flow after WOT 140hp

    1990 evinrude 140(recently discovered as 140 thanks forum!) It'll idle fine in N,F, and R if I've just started it or else very slowly came down from WOT and eased into idle and idled let's say in F for a while but if I do something like slow down and pull into the fuel dock immediately with no...
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    Losing fuel pressure at idle

    1990 120hp evinrude When I am going anywhere faster than idle I always have good pressure and the primer bulb is tight, but if I idle slow for a minute I lose that pressure and can't pump the bulb up tight again usually. Replaced the bulb and tank side connector on the fuel line to no avail. Any...
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    1990 evinrude 120 4600rpm WOT enough?

    I bought the motor from a shop propped a bit large, 14.25x19 on my 16' cape horn, and it is maxing out at somewhere around 4600. I usually run around 3000 to cruise around 25mph in cheap non gas-guzzling territory and WOT runs are typically short and I do a good bit of trolling too. As a side...
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    Mildew keeps coming back

    I'm having an issue with mildew on my white fiberglass boat. I pressure wash off the mildew but it's always back a few weeks later. always all over my gunnels and console and other not so often rubbed against spots. Deck stays clean though. I'm thinking maybe it's in need of wax to keep it gone...
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    T-top starting to pit

    My boat's a 1999 with a factory installed t-top. When I bought it one year ago there was much less pitting than there is today. All I've done to it is used 2x stainless bolts to attach a shakespeare antenna mount and drilled a hole to run the wire from it. Can this tiny bit of SS be the cause...
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    Which aluminum alloy is best for marine?

    I have decided to cover some holes in my center console with an aluminum sheet but can't find anything thick enough at local hardware stores. All we have is very thin floppy stuff. So for example, I am looking at this website and they have a 5000 series and a 6000, and I've read that you need...
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