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    coil change

    hi I have a older 1970 60 hp. The stock coil # is 0502884. the coil has the wire inside the coill.Can I use a newer style coil that has the spark plug style tip to conect the wire.The old style you have to srew the wire into the distributer as one unit. By using the newer style coil I can pull...
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    battery tender

    should i leave the tender carger on all the time to maintain the 2 batt i have hooked up Seems i could shut them off every so often.Butt if leaving them on all the timewill do no harm I will do so.I did pop off the vent covers to allow full venting on the batt
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    new cdi update regulator CDI-193-3408

    Hello, everyone.I have seen the topic of the older unregulated cdi systems over charging sometimes up to 16+ volts.And i think it is getting to be more and more of a prob with the newer batteries not allowing voltage leakage.I havea 1970 60 hp I picked it up out of a barn it needed a lot of tlc...
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    no forward gear on electric shift.

    well after a full tear down on this unit and replacing parts I put the unit back on and every thing went fine .I started the motor let it warm up No bad noises or grinding from lower unit so im happy at this point.Running in nutrule the prop sits still .Put it in reversse and prop turns nice,put...
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    reasembleing of electric shift gearcase.

    Hi,Guyies I am in qustion on a couplle of things.First off there are 3 bearings 1 upper driveshaft bearing 1 lower driveshaft bearing 1 bearing in the oilpump.Should i use a molly grease for the driveshaft upper + lower bearings?And the pump bearing does that get grease or does the type c gear...
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    snapped off ss bolt.

    Ok I just picked up a electric shift lower unit I think it is off a 1972 65 hp.I have many new parts for this unit.As i was taken off the prop bearing housing i found one of the alen head stainless bolts snapped off.It seems to be stopping the housing to be pulled out of the lower unit casing.I...
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    garden hose direct to copper line.

    Well, after taken off my lower unit do to needing a rebuild. Winter is hear and i have not fogged the motor.Can I hook up a hose and hose clamp to the copper line?Or ccould it harm the power head with not having any back presure.I would like to run it for about 5 min to get the carbs cleaned...
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    hydroelectric gearcase prop shaft 1969 55 hp vs 1970 60hp

    I have a 1969 55 hp lower unit on my 1970 60hp esl-d.After blowing up the stock hydroelectric lower unit I found a lower unit off the 1969 55 hp.The propshaft seems to be a bit larger were the back of the prop seats on the shaft.I have a new bearing carrier with new seals and bearings in it...
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    shift dog

    this shiftdog is on a 1969 55 hp johnson there is wear on it can i turn it around so the lugs are new on the mating surface?The gears show some wear allso at the mating surface with the shift dog lugs. Was told to grind down to sharp edge on gears were shift dog lugs mate to the gears.
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    electric shift gearcase

    hi, 2 years ago I bought a electric shift gearcase to fit my 60hp 1970.The one that was on it had 1 vent plug.This one the guy said it was from a 55 hp 1969 this gear case has 2 vent plugs and drain plug.After looking at pitchures on different sites the 69 55 hp shows only 1 vent plug.Can...
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    help with fitting correct prop

    I have a 13 3/4x 15 prop on a 60 hp It is pushing a 14ft fiberglass at 5000 rpm,s my top speed is 28mph.my book says i can tack out at 5500 so i can push the rpm,s abit more.the prop on it now is good for my trolling but i want to gain some speed for knee board and tube.allso i have no tilt and...
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    how to regulate voltage

    first off this 1970 60 hp johnson has a cdi ignition system with no regulator for the volts gust a rectofier.my volt gauge at hi rpm,s will read up to 16 volts.i then put lights on and it will drop. i am allso running a dual batt system with a pergo switch.the batt are the maintence free and was...
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    johnson xd50 2cycle ?

    ok, yesterday i got this 16 once bottle of oil it is evinrude johnson xd50 synthetic blend. there is no mix ratio on the bottle. i am running a 50 -1 ratio.the gas tank in the boat holds 6.6 gallons . my qustion is how many gallons to the 16 onces will give me the 50- 1 ratio mix.thank you tony
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    2 qustions on 1970 60 hp johnson

    hi all , first off i have been running a rich fuel mix since the start of this boat season.over the winter i rebuilt it so i figure to keep the engine well lubed i run 3 onces to one gal abit on the rich side.sometimes i need to feather the controlls to get it to take off as i think the plugs...
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    diode kit?

    hi ,I am going to retro fit this diode kit 583898 on my 1970 60 hp esl.after finding out that the starters tend to steal volts going to the cdi amp box when cranking.This diode kit allows the cdi amp box to get the full amount of volts when cranking.I dont have any info on this in my manual as...
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    PLEASE help pin point spark and electrical problem

    Ok after finding that I had a miss in this 1970 60 hp at first I thought it was fuel problem so I rebuilt the 3 carbs, adjusted floats correctly and made sure all passages were clean. It started right up but had the same miss. I did a spark plug check and had erratic and intermittent spark on...
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    no water out egaust relief holes

    hi guyies,I just put a new water pump on my 60 hp johnson 1970.The piss hole at the lower unit gets a nice stream of water when ran.Butt the relief holes dont even have a mist comming out. It runs cool all day i can put my hand on the head after a good run at the lake.After looking at videos of...
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    rpm up and down at idle.

    Well after a long battlle trying to get this 1970 60 hp to idle and run good i have lost. I did a full rebuild on this motor bored cylinders 30 over new piston and rings all new internal bearings and seals. new crank shaft. all new ele parts stator,amp cdi,rectofier,coil,points,new plugs gapped...
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    100 hp johnson.

    the tag is off this motor trying to find out the year johnson came out with the 100 hp ele shift.anyone no?1970-mid 70,s4 cylinder.
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    RPM Fluctuations

    On my 1970 60HP ESL 70D, I have tried numerous approaches to solve my RPM's from fluctuating at idle speed. I rebuilt carbs, new floats, adjusted correctly, new needle valves, new fuel pump and timed and set points. On a cold start, the choke works correctly, it will idle smooth only after a...
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