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    Advice on buying an I/O Boat

    I libe at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (naval station) and I have found a 24' Bayliner Trophy Cabin Cruise that needs repowering. The outdrive is supposed to be in pretty decent shape (I have not checked it out in detail) but I have been thinking about buying the boat and replacing the engine and the...
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    70 HP Johnson to 90 HP?

    I have a mid 90s model 70 HP Johnson (3 cyl) and I am curious if it is possible to convert it to a 90 HP in the same way that smaller (9.9 into 15 HP?) OMC's are converted. I just repowered with this 70 HP from a 90 and the top end is just not quite enough for the boat (20' Hurricaine Deck Boat).
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    Installing a bait tank

    I want to permanently install a bait tank on my deck boat and I have some questions. If I buy an angled live well pump where does the thru-hull inlet go? In the transom or along the side of the boat? DO I need a screen on the thru-hull? Does the pump have to be below the water line? I would...
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    Wide open throttle

    I have just rebuilt the Carbs on my 1995 Johnson 90 Horse and when I crank it there does not seem to be any throttle control at all. It cranks as if the throttle is wide open. I don't know how long it would run like this because I shut it down immediately after it did it. I took pictures before...
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    Cleaning / rebuilding Carbs

    I am ordering the carb rebuild kit for my '95 Johnson 90 Horse and I have two questions. Does one kit have everything needed to do both carbs or do I have o buy two kits? I have tried to call the place where I have found the parts and I am having trouble getting them on the phone (it is tough to...
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    Carb kit

    I have decided that I probably need to rebuild the carbs on my 90 HP Johnson and I have found the parts but I have a question. What parts are normally included in a rebuild kit? Are the gaskets included?
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    Lower unit and steering maintenance

    If I am going to be out of commission for three weeks while Permit are going crazy all over GTMO I need something to keep my mind off the fact that I ain't catching them. What kind of lower unit and steering maintenance do I need to consider? I have not got a lot of experience with keeping a...
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    Throttle control

    I am having another issue with my Johnson throttle / gear selector. When the boat is in either forward or reverse and you go to nuetral you have to go past nuetral until you can hear the engine idle up before the engine is out of gear. You can feel the handle "snap" into place in nuetral but the...
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    VRO maintenance

    I am trying to take a proactive approach to maintaining my engine here in paradise, especially with the lead time for parts delivery, and I would like to know if there is anything I need to do to my VRO system as far as maintenance goes. This is a little embarassing but I have never trusted...
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    Fuel Bulb Question

    I am having a problem with the fuel bulb for my 1995 Johnson 90 HP. It will not get tight when it is pumped. For the last few days it would get tight eventually if I would point in the opposite direction of the indicating arrows but now all it does when I do that is make a sloshing sound in the...
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    Primer solenoid maintenance valve

    I found the following link for anyone needing to replace the primer solenoid maintenance valve (the red lever that is attached to the solenoid that is used to change from auto priming when the key is pushed in to manual priming)...
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    Primer Solenoid

    I posted a question on this forum last night entitled ?Choke Solenoid? and almost immediately got the answer I was looking for from Daviet who was kind enough to even provide a link to a diagram of the assembly I am having problems with. I now know that I need a Primer Solenoid Maintenance...
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    Choke solenoid?

    I have a early to mid 90's model Johnson 90 Horse outboard here in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and I have a problem with a solenoid mounted on top of the engine that seems to act like an automatic choke??? The solenoid has three rubber hoses coming off of it, two of which go to the carbs and one of...
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