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    How much pumping is it doing?

    I replaced the complete water pump and complete thermostats in my 88 SPL. still got some over heating after 10 minutes. Water was coming out the pee stream enough with the muffs on. I removed the 2 hoses going to the thermostats to see how much water was being pumped out and it isn't streaming...
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    88 SPL still hot

    I've done a lot of work and not seeing any benefits except alot of knowledge. Replaced the water pump, complete, thermostat with new stanless steel, new head gaskets, head cover gasket, exhaust gasket and the water cover gasket, cleaning all as going. It wasn't too messy and the heads are good...
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    88 Head Job

    Listening to the alarm and having just replaced the full water pump and thermostats, I decided to get further and took the cyl head cover off my 88 SPL. It didn't look bad so I went further and took off the heads. Didn't look too bad there either and I sure loved digging in. Going to the...
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    Johnson '88 won't stop!

    My 88 SPL had been sitting for a while so I decided to change the water pump, spark plugs, new gas and such. Pumped the gas, turned the key and Started it up and runs great! Went to turn it off and it doesn't stop. Tried the kill switch on the control and no help, disconnected the battery and...
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    Johnson 88 powertrim & tilt

    First off...My first POST!?! :D My Jonhson '88 SPL is without powertrim & tilt and having the wife on my fishing trips leads to a lot of problems with who launches and who's :mad:. I see a lot of these units on eBay and what is involved in putting one in? Wiring harness, relay boxes, gage...
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