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    Lower Unit Milkshake....

    I needed a different lower unit (Johnson 88 special) and I found one nearby. I drained the oil from it (looked okay) and pulled a vacuum of 15 inches/mercury for 10 minutes and it held okay. So I bought the unit and installed it. After running it on the lake, I cracked the drain plug to check...
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    1996 Johnson 88SPL gearcase "spinning" issue

    When motor is in neutral, the prop spins freely with no apparent noises or problems. When the motor is in gear (both forward and reverse) the propellor shaft has about 20 degrees of freeplay before driveshaft engages. I don't know how long it has been like this - it runs good, shifts easily and...
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    1996 88 SPL Piston Ring Problems...

    I had a local dealer rebuild the engine 4 years ago because of a broken piston ring on starboard side. Last week I lost power and did compression check to find that 3 cylinders were okay but lower cylinder on starboard side was kaput! I pulled the starboard head and found damage to both the...
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    1996 88 SPL piston identification

    Does anyone know if there are any identification marks on the pistons? I had a cylinder rebuilt (new piston and rings) 4 years ago and a problem has come up with the same cylinder. I took the head off and the piston looked like the one that I "replaced" 4 years ago - banged up and pitted! Any...
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    1996 88 SPL won't idle

    Comes out of hole and top end okay but if you pull it back to idle, feels like it's running on 3 cylinders and wants to die. Will eventually stall out if you don't give it more gas. Replaced spark plugs and fuelhose/primer bulb, rebuilt fuel pump, and de-carbed engine. The carbs were rebuilt...
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