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    Reconnecting the shift rod after dropping lower end

    Had to drop lower end on my '98 Johnson 90 HP outboard. <br />Got the shift rod disconnected to allow the lower end to be dropped... but had a helluva time getting the rod reconnected on re-assembly. Had to loosen the pans just to be able to get a glimpse at what I was doing. Still took a ton of...
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    Installing Lower Unit Exhaust Tube

    My rebuilder left out the lower unit exhaust tube on my '98 Johnson 90HP motor.<br />I have the tube and Seloc book, but need some help on the procedure.<br />1. Do I need to drain the gear lube or is that contained is a housing that won't be distrubed when I separate the lower unit?<br />2. Do...
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    Fuel/Water Questions

    Three questions:<br />1. If you discover a small amount of water in the separator filter mid-season, can you simply dump the cartridge and re-use it or does it need to be replaced? Why?<br />2. Is there a recommemded "additive" to pour into the fuel tank to allow residual water to be pulled...
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    Need Spec's for Newly Rebuilt 98 Johnson 90 HP

    Looking for the preferred WOT and redline rpm's for my above motor.<br />I'm obviously keeping it lower during break in, but would like to eventually determine if it's properly prop'ed. I just don't have an owner's manual available.<br />If anyone has any observations about these '98 Johnson 90...
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    Newbie Looking for a Prop Spec'ing Primer

    Have a newly installed '98 Johnson 90 HP on my 17' CC that we use in Naragansett Bay, RI.<br />Rebuilder just took the prop off my old '91 Johnson 90HP and put it on this newer motor.<br />Problem is that I have no earthly idea how to properly spec the prop, which seems to work fine so far, but...
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    '85 Mercury 25 HP Swap Question

    Have two 1985 25 HP Merc pull-start motors. One is short-shaft and the other is a longer shaft.<br />I need the short shaft size on my little 13' Whaler but that motor currently has a sizeable compression varible between cylinders and the longer shaft's cylinder compression is fine. <br...
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    98 Johnson 90 HP Exhaust noise

    I just launched my 17' CC with a rebuilt 98 Johnson 90HP motor. I can't believe how much louder the exhaust note is than my previous 91 Johnson 90HP motor. They are both 20" motors but the new one seems to be venting at least some of the exhaust out thru 2 horizontal "slits" in the lower housing...
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