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    2000 johnson 175 rpms fluctuating

    i have two 175 Johnson's and one seems to flucuate about 100-200rpms while running between 3000-4000rpms. the motor seems to sound fine just notice tach moves without tuching throttles. the other engine seems to stay constent. another symptom is when WOT (5000rpm) it looses power and slows down...
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    Possible Electircal Problem

    About a month ago i had my 1996 Johnson 175hp rebuilt due to zero compression on 2 of 6 cylinders. All pistons where replaced along with the VRO since it was suspected as the culprit to the problem. So far I have put about 4-5hrs on the engine and have started to notice a really weird nose when...
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    no spark from port side

    i have Johnson 175hp (J175VCXSS)and it seems that i'm not getting any spark from my port side cables, thus not firing the pistons on the port side. any ideas what could be causing this? So far i've swapped the power pack, coils, sparkplug cables, removed inspected and cleaned the carbs on the...
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    engine chokes when carbs open

    Does anyone no what would cause the engine to choke and shut off if i manually open the carb linkage arm on 175hp, basically opening the flapper inside the carbs? My other engine when this is done it revs up (rpms increase). the compression is good on all cylinders (115-110psi), the powerpack...
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    2000 Johnson no power in gear

    Yesterday after doing about an hours worth of wakeboarding one of my engines would not stay at idle and/or increase in rpms when in gear. If i put the enfine in neutral and give it gas (throttle down) the rpms go up like normal but once in gear (either forward or reverse) it stalls or doesn't go...
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