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    lost confidence in standby 73 85hp jonnie

    yesterday, out doin what i do on a lake 110 miles from home --had my old "never fails" 85 hp jonnie doin what it's done forever &------on the way in she decided to shut the ignition off or whatever just shuts you down to be dead in the water---didn't have any ignition troubleshooting devices...
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    melted Warning Horn

    bought a boat 89 cajun with a 175 hp johnson gt about a year ago or so---the boat had a cylinder down that was repaired with a piston& rings on only that cylinder--- boat runs fine--- compression on all cyls right at 100 cold---question i know the horn is bad but should i have a volt spike to...
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    no sensitivity on trolling mtr flasher

    i have an elias fishin edition with 2 lowrance flashers , 1 in dash & 1 in front boat panal for trolling mtr---the in dash has a sensitivity dial on the on off switch ----the front trolling mtr flasher only has toggle switch on or off ---looks like original equip but puzzling not to have a...
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    gps devices

    someone out there has and is using a handheld gps for marking hot spots on the lakes they fish. have been trying to shop for a device that can be multipurpose--need a little inside scoop on a brand & kind
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    gps devices

    am looking to purchase a handheld gps ---only for marking locations on lake i would like to revisit---maybe for some other applications too---i really dont need an expensive unit but was wondering if there were others out there that have info on this kind of device?
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    fuel octanes

    just a question for the more educated---what kind of heat difference will heads and block run with different octane fuels? for instance 100 aircraft vs 87 pump reg--also do you have any other engine advantages with higher octane fuels--or are there disadvantages?
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    pitted piston (bad) 175hp 89 johnson

    ok --newby to the thread--but half mech--got the boat & mtr this wknd knew it had a cyl down --head removed on bad side --bottom piston pitted bad ---didn't break any rings that i can observe--port side --I am doing whatever it takes to do it myself but am wondering what caused this to happen...
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    pitted piston (bad) 175hp 89 johnson

    ok --newby to the thread--but half mech--got the boat & mtr this wknd knew it had a cyl down --head removed on bad side --bottom piston pitted bad ---didn't break any rings that i can observe--port side --I am doing whatever it takes to do it myself but am wondering what caused this to happen...
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