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    New decals

    I want to put some new decals on my 40HP Johnson outboard. Part of the old ones are missing. Do I have to peal all the old ones off, or can I just stick them over the old ones? If not, what's the best way to get the old ones off? Thanks.
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    How can this be?

    So I picked up this 1972 Yachtwin. I have no idea how long it's been sitting. I put fuel to it and it started up. Seemed to run OK. Now before I want to go any farther, I took the flywheel off and checked the points and any damage to the mags. They are in great shape except the bottom cyl. mag...
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    1972 Evinrude 4hp yacht twin conversion to short shaft

    Hello. I just acquired this motor because it was cheap (20 bucks). I really don't have a use for it as it's configured for a high transom. It has a 15" extension lower leg. Never seen anything this tall. It runs great. So good in fact I want to keep it. And I will keep it if I can covert it to a...
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    Through hull transducers on a vintage boat

    Hello, it's been quite a while. I recently acquired a 1972 Glastron 149 BeauJack. I noticed that it has two transducers mounted to the hull near the keel after I took the boat off the trailer. There are no wires coming out anywhere in the floor. I have already repainted the deck and relocated...
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    Calling all rectifier gurus

    I know my rectifier is toast following the tests in my factory service manual. I'm cheap, and don't really want to pay 50 bucks for a new one. Is there any way I can buy a cheap rectifier at a supply house and make it work? I have done a search here and found many options for a three wire but...
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    55EL78S Need some advise please(long)

    First off, I do have the original factory manual. That aside, here's the complete story. When I got this motor it had sat for along time. I got it to run but #2 was dead.No spark. Here's what I have done so far. Replaced water pump impeller.New grommets, the works. New power pack. New...
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    thread locker question

    Hi all. I'm just wraping up a carb rebuild on a Johnson 55. I want to make sure that the six screws that hold the air silencer on never, ever, come loose. That would not imo be a good thing. I've had good luck with Loctite blue on automotive applications. Also with red, but on larger bolts (...
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    broken trim tab

    Hi all. Noticed that the trim tab on my "new" 55el78s is broken. Actually almost half the top round plate of it is compleatly gone, not just the tab.I have the FSM for my motor specific on order but I won't have it for atleast another 2 weeks :( . I tried to unbolt it to get a new one on order...
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    Getting a boat off trailer

    Hi. I know this must sound like a stupid question, but I need to get my newly aquired 13' boat off the trailer for repair and paint in my garage. My first thought was to lower the hitch to the ground and somehow block up the stern and then raise the hitch letting the stern down on the blocks...
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    1950's Nylox steering cables

    Hi guys. I need some help. I recently aquired a 50's era Nylox fiberglass boat. The p.o. gutted all the steering cables. I know I should look for a single cable steering, but i just don't have the dough for it right now. So here's what I got. I have a steering wheel with with a drum with a...
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    55EL78S a few questions please

    I Just got it running with muffs at a high idle and not too high of water pressure.So here's my questions. 1) Fuel mix. I'm pretty sure it's 50:1, just want to make sure. 2) Will this motor run without being hooked to the battery? I know it won't start.Dah. Thought about disconnecting the...
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    55EL78S no fire on bottom cyl.

    Hey guys, hope you can help me with this.Just aquired a boat and 1978 55hp johnson.I try not to bug you and do a seach first, but this one has me baffeled.PO said it ran last year. But other then that, I have no history on it. I got without even hearing it run.It was a divorce, "I just need to...
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    Tanaka TOB25 timing

    Hey guys, need a little help here. Got my little project motor all back together and it runs great at wot but not so good at idle. Sounds to me like it starts to knock pretty bad then dies. Too far advanced maybe? Point gap is correct but I'm not sure about the timing.There is a M and arrow on...
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    1974 Tanaka LU question

    Hi, I recently aquired a TOB 25 Tanaka.My question is how do you fill the gear housing with lube? There is no filler screw like the the ones shown on tanaka usa's website. I removed the two housing screws to take the prop and driven gear off and drain what was left of the nasty old lube, but how...
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    Tohatso/merc idle guestion

    I have a 1995 Mercury/Tohatsu 5hp.And I have a question on how smooth these 1 cyl motors are suppose to idle.It has always run a bit rough at idle, but smooths out at high speed.My '74 15 hp ,and '58 3hp Johnson run smoother than this Merc at idle.Do all 1 cyl motors run like this? I don't know...
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    What coil goes to what points ?

    Hello again,can anyone help me with this? On my 58 JW-14 3hp, looking down at the points and coils with my fat belly in front of the motor, and the motor turning clockwise, the upper coil is facing me.The lower is away from me.My question is which points do I hook up to which coil?From the...
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    1958 johnson prop color

    Hi,my little JW-14 came with a black prop,but all the pictures I have seen have a white one.Does that mean it has been replaced? It is a 2 blade,thanks.
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    1958 johnson jw-14 3hp

    Hello all,I just aquired a 1958 jw-14 for a pretty good price,free. It does run for a short time on the upper cylinder,no spark on lower.On investigation,it looks like the coils, and spark plug wires have been replaced. Someone took the points,and the cam lobe out, and threw them away. They put...
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    15R75c plug confusion

    Ok guys,here's the deal.Motor came with Autolite 45 badly fouled.Went to get new plugs,and lots of other things.FSM says to use UL4J,nomenclature plate on motor says to use L7J.So I go with the L7J,discontinued.Guy at Napa says this NKG B7HS will work.They do,and work fine,until I run SeaFoam...
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    Points ajustment on 15hp johnson

    Hi,quick question.My factory manual says to set the points at .020 at WOT. What difference does it make where I set the points at? Shouldn't the points be at .020 no matter where the the plate is in relation to the cam? All your doing is advancing or retarding,they will be at .020 wherever they...
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