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    hard start 1972 125 hp johnson

    this engine does not start correctly unless I manually prime the carbs with spray bottle with gas.when it starts it runs good for the most part.the choke flaps are adjusted to close evenly and tightly to the carb body when the switch is ingaged.i took the thermo choke wires off and wired the...
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    Tilt Motor Wiring One Solenoid

    Hi Guys, I picked up a 1972 125 50th year anniversary Johnson. It came with an accessory package of a tilt motor and valve body. Although it was junk as the motor was burnt out on it and the valve body was unrepairable. So after shopping Arco API and other motors and came to find out that...
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    Telltale

    Hi Racer, Here are some photos that I took of the front waterjackets. You had mentioned it would be around the #1 cyclinder and as you can see there is no sign of any plug. Maybe I'm misinterpreting where the waterjacket is. Thank you, Tony
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    1972 125 Johnson Telltale

    I just acquired a 1972 125 Johnson. After getting it up and running I would like to do a retrofit telltale. I recently did one on a 1970 60 HP where it was a simple plug that I had to take out and add a nipple to add a water line onto it. This motor being a V4 seems to not have any. After...
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    Erratic idle

    I have a 1972 125hp Johnson ESL . I picked the motor up used. After doing a compression test I got a reading of 140 psi on all 4 cylinders and the motor looked clean. I brought it home and hooked up battery and fuel and it seem to start with no issue but it ran real ruff. I rebuilt the carbs and...
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    Choke Adjustment

    Recently I have had a cold start flooding condition and after reviewing some information I have come to realize that my choke butterflies are adjusted incorrectly. I have the electric solenoid with a thermal switch on the motor (a 1970 60 HP ESLD). My manual states to loosen the two linkage...
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    timmining is advenced 2 degrees

    book specks say 22 degrees. after using a timming light it shows it is running about 24 degrees at 4500 rpm is this ok?
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    fuel consuption

    I have a older johnson 60 hp 1970 esl-d.The other day I put 6 gall in the tank and went on the water . I pulled a tube for a while then just romped around for about 3 hrs in this time i must of burnt about 4 gall of gas. Does this seem about right?The boat size is a 14 ft fiberglass a bit on the...
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    changing prop

    hi,I am planning on changing my prop size.I am running a aluminum 13 3/4 x 15 on a 1970 60 hp johnson on a 14 ft fiberglass boat.The motor is turning about 4700 rpm at wide open at 30 mph.I am looking at the stainless power tech prop.I am a bit unsure what to drop my pitch to.Should I try a 11...
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    prop

    hi guyies,I would like some advise on changing my prop.I have a turning point 13 3/4 x 15 prop on it.The boat is a 14 foot fiberglass and a 6 gallon gas tank and a dual battery set up so it has some weight.The motor pushing it is a older 1970 60 hp all rebuilt.The max rpm is rated between 4500...
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    what year 4 hp mariner

    I just got givin to me a newer 4 hp mariner.I do not have the book so all the info is untold.The searial# is s106135.I would like to no the gas mix ratio ,spark plug gap, lower unit gear lube weight.And the year.And if I could find out if this little kicker has good ratings.The tiller throttle...
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    mariner

    Hi guyies,Some guy gave me a little 4 hp troller.Hetold me it had been outside in his back yard for a few months.So I put it on the stand with a 5 gallon bucket of water I choked it and a few pulls on the rope she was purrrring.Could someone clue me in on what year it is and if this motor has...
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    octain 87 or 89

    Hi guyies, I would like to get some feedback on what octain I should be useing on my 1970 60 hp johnson.My book says to run atleast a 87 octain or higher but that was 40 years ago. With todays gas being junk should I run the 89 or stick with the 87 50-1 and add sea foam in each tank? I have glm...
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    useing a hotter range spark plug.

    Hi, guies.I have a 1970 60 hp johnson the plugs that I am running are champion l77jc4.This spring I plan on doing a lot of trolling the plugs are gapped at 30.Last season I would troll for about 20 minutes and the motor would start to skip and hickup.I then would open it up on the lake to burn...
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    cdi stator

    Hi guies,Ok last season i replaced the ign system on a 1970 60 hp johnson points,stator,rectofier,amp box,coil,spark plug wires.It ran great for about 2 weeks then burnt out a new rectofier.It ran great again butt in about 3 weeks it burnt out a other rectofier and coil.So I new something was...
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    posting a pitchure on this site

    Could some one please tell me how to post pitchures? Thank you Tony
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    nutrual safety switch problem.

    Hi, Guyies.For the last 2 seasons I have been running my 1970 60 hp with no nutrual switch do to the switch being bad.After hearing some stories of bad things happening do to not haveing this switch hooked up .I went and changed the switch last week after adjusting the little plunger to the...
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    adding pee hole.

    On the 1970 60hp the pee hole is under the water when operating.It makes it imposible to see if the water is circulating while in the water.The newer johnsons have the tell tale water outlet on the lower moter cowling.I really dont like depending on the overheat light on the controll box.So this...
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    stator ohms test readings

    Hi guyies. After haveing ign problems on a 1970 60 hp I went ahead and changed every part in the ign circut.The aftermarket CDI stator I put on Seemed to be reading a lot different from the service manual specks.It states at low ohms I should be getting a reading of 0.75- + or - 2 ohms. This CDI...
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    coil arcking.

    hi guyies.Yesterday I started my 60esl 1970.When standing next to it I heard a click click or a tick tick sound next to the coil and up near the stator.It was day time so I could not pin point the exact spot.So last night at dark I fired it up.I then could see a faint glow of a spark jumping...
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