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    oil pump on 50hp johnson spc

    sorry i jumped the gun on this read up alittle and found my answer sounds like i need to go to premix but i have a 20 galllon tank vro is a total pain !
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    vro head aches i think

    1998 50 hp johnson spl model #j50tslecc compression at 145 each cylinder !:facepalm: having problems with no oil light coming on!(scarey) checked plugs top plug carmel color ,bottom plug really oiley cleaned vro everything looked new ! checked all lines gas and oil no air leaks ! changed oil to...
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    1998 50hp johnson spl alarm

    1998 50hp jonson spl was fishing on river to day and went to head in and got right up on plain ! i hear a buzzer going off look down and no oil light is on ! shut down right away primer bulb for fuel was soft ,oil was full and hard so i primed fuel and ran it slow back to dock smoked normal ...
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    trim cylinder rebuild

    is there a tool to help put in the orings so they dont get cut or pinched by threads! up / down valves and so on i already got main cylinder done with no problem so any help would be appreciated !
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    tilt/ trim problem leaking after rebuild

    1998 welcraft 16ft ,50hp johnson , rebuilt trim cylinder and everything ive read says its self bleeding out around top of cylinder ,the problem i am having is isee air in the fluid coming out but after air is all gone fluid is still coming out solid red !is this normal ? everything went together...
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    new boat trim question

    1998 50hp johnson spl ,on a welcraft 160ccf my question is motor goes up perfectly nice and quiet but when i lower it whines real loud and makes some erie sounds and it will slowly fall if i let it sit awhile ! any ideas ! ive tryed to change the fluid and bleed it ! i read on here how to...
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    mercury 500 thunderblolt 50hp steering

    50hp mercury thunderbolt 500 The finn is broke above the prop where doel-finn would mount steering is really bad at slow speeds would doel-finn fix this and what size would I need! Runs great very fast. Steers good at faster speeds ,but trolling is like driving a truck with gearbox gone ...
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    mercury 500 thunderbolt 50hp

    was trying to get rough idea about motor, was on a police boat 17ft lone star , both were given to me ,motor seems to run good last ran in 2005 ,and it started right up! serial is 2740185 would like figure out year and if its a good running motor ! Mercury thunderbolt 500 50hp! Thank you Rich
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    1985 Force timing marks

    I would appreciate it if someone could post a pic of the timining marks ! I got it running pretty good but seems to be lacking a little when trying to get up on plain! 14' bayliner trophy ,50hp force It seems to run great when I get it up gps speed is 38mph! Prop is stock 12 1/2 293 Timing...
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    1985 50hp shift rod

    had a nother post about steam coming out of motor while running to be on the safe side i pulled lower unit to check water pump ! well it was okay!now i cant get the shift rod ajusted back where it was if i go one way i got reverse and the other way i got forward is there any special way or...
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    50hp seems like steam

    runs great ,water out of tell tale seems really warm but touchable ,water out of back exhaust hole seems about the same ,plugs are carmel to a little darker ,gas mixture is definitly correct ,but i have steam coming out of the exhaust instead of smoke is this normal and i can still put my hand...
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    where is the pictures

    i think im in the right spot ,looking for a picture of my 1985 bayliner trophy bassboat looked all over and cant find original picture of when it was new ? want to get it as close as possible hulls in awesome shape but interior is all messsed up floor rotted and braces are pretty much gone so i...
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    coil super hot and backfiring

    :confused:1985 force 50hp model 507x5a motor backfires and will stall eventually , coil got so hot it almost can burn the skin so changed it out to new one and still gets hot ,traced all wires acording to repair manuel all good ? was running good and over heated do to thermastate bad and head...
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    50hp pops when started

    was running good ,then motor over heated do to thermastate ,changed head gasket becouse it was bad also ,now when started it pops out the gasket behind the fuel pump were it bolts to block, changed gasket and still the same checked pionts good ,checked carb all seems good but cant figure this...
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    head fixed now new problem popped up !

    was running good then thermastate went out and found head gasket was also bad ! now the problem is the year ? the model # says it a 1985 but when i ordered the head gasket the bolt holes dont line up half a hole off ? Is there anyway i can figure out what year is the head ! the head on a 1985...
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    no plain ,without friend ?

    1985 50hp force on 14' 4''bayliner trophy ,the only way i could get it to plain is friend went to front of boat and it plained right away !prop is good shape put mark on back of prop and it is still straight after running!carb is rebuilt !moved trim pin to all four holes and runs best in second...
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    will automobile tach work

    will a auto tach work to set outboard rpms and if it will what is the conversion for 4 cylinder to 2cylinder? 1985 50hp force model 507x5a us marine
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    1985 tilt/trim dont work in water?

    1985 50hp model 507x5a serial 1916 usmarine ok trim works on land great ,but when in the water it dosent work only when trolling slow! how can i fix this ,do i have fill the oil if there is oil? it looks like a big electric wire going to it!
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    1985 force carburator hole

    Just curious motor runs good and really no problems ,going fishing this weekend ! doing alittle cleaning on the carburator just in case you know ! When i tilted the carburator gas ran out a little hole on side near the top ! took bowl off and the little hole goes to the bowl why is this and...
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    idles up when put in neutral?

    idles fine when started ,then when put in forward then neutral it revs in neutral hard to put back in gear? still new here and still learning ? 1985 force 50hp model 507x5a serial 1916 us marine any help i would greatly appreciate!!
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