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    setting of points

    Hi After reading a post about the points being set at .10 i am in qustion on the new points i put on my 1970 60 hp The book says if setting new points to gap at.12 if setting old points then gap at .10 i set at the .12 and i have a flutter in the motor at take off. after messing with the slow...
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    carb hp and year match

    Hi all .Does anyone out there no if i can use carbs off of the 65 hp through the 70 hp motors on a 1970 esl 60 hp.After looking for info i found that in 1972 they made the 65 hp in 1974 they made the 70 hp.I am unsure what hp and year i can use.The main body of the carbs on these different carbs...
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    engine damage?

    Hi After messing around with my slow speed needle adj .At take off she stummbled and skipped real bad.I limped it back to the ramp and took it home. Took the carbs off and ripped them down. The problem was the plastic retainer on the carb where the needle valve goes through had got up in the...
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    Choke Qustion 1970 60 hp

    Hi all.On my 1970 60 hp esl i am in qustion on how my choke should be working.After reading the book it states it can operate in 2 stages 1 useing the toggo at controlls for full choke 2 thermo switch.Last season when i would turn the key to on the choke butterflies would slightly close choking...
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    boyeson reeds nnd slow speed adjustment

    Hi all, after putting in these dual stage power reeds for some reason doing the adjustment on the slow speed carb adjustment it changes the rpms very litle. i turn needle to seat back off 1 1/2 then turn in slow to gain rpms. carbs have been fully rebuilt and new floots and adj correctly.with...
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    lean an rich

    on the slow speed needle adjustment is turning the needle in clockwise making it rich and turning it out makeing it lean or is it the other way around 1970 60 hp .I can never remember this simple adj.
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    60 hp hi volt reading

    Hi all, i wanted to say thank you for all the feedback i got on the charging problem i had.Well after all that it came down to a few things.1- using a cheep wallmart multi meter it was acting up. 2- helm volt gage cheepy after market again giveing incorrect volt reading.I did put new recterfier...
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    60 hp rectofier

    Att joe r. you had stated that there was a assesory style rectofier for this older motor on one site it offers 2 types or 2 different part numbers for this motor one part number is 0580795 at the price of about 35 dollars omc the other number is 0580841 omc price of about 73 dollars.there was no...
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    16 volts on gage 1970 60 hp

    Hi all. I took my boat out today.It was the first run since i rebuilt the powerhead 1970 60 hp it ran great after warm up i tuned the carbs a bit on the rich side untill full breakin.As i was running my second batt off the pergo batt switch it was reading 16 volts + at the time i payed no mind...
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    johnson motor breakin.

    hi all. i am putting my boat on the lake today for the first time since i rebuilt the powerhead.i have only ran it at home on the muffs for about a half hour and not a steady half hour 10 min - 10 min -10 min.Every thing looks good so it is ready.I am running my gas mix on the rich side for...
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    temp and thermostat on muffs 1970 60 hp

    Hi all,After my rebuild on a 1970 60 hp. This weekend i put the power head on and she ran well.The one thing that was wrong is the exhust cover gasket is pissing out at one spot it is like a pin hole in a garden hose afine but steady mist.after i saw it i shut it down thinking there was a major...
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    exhust cover water leak. 1970 60 hp

    Hi ,I just rebuilt my 1970 60 hp esld .Today i put the power head on and it started up fine but there is a small streem of water comeing out of the exhust cover gasket.First off should there even be water under the cover?I let it run to warm up but after 10 min it was still cold to the touch...
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    needle bearing greese

    Hi all, Can I use a good brand of molly greese instead of needle bearing greese?I have heard the main reason for the greese is to keep the loose rollers in place.The old style bearings the needles are seperate from there cages and i can see it may be a beeaahch to put them back in place with...
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    3m-847 adhesive

    Hi, all. After trying to find the MARPROX-1000 or BOAT ARMOR -1000 with no luck. I got the 3m 847 in the 5 oz tubes.It has very little info on the use of this product.Allthough i found that i can use this vs the 1000 sealer on this site.One of my qustions are that this being a tube vs the can...
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    glm pistons

    Hi ,was wondering if anyone had feedback on after market glm pistons+ ring kits.After a long search for new omc 1970 60 hp pistons only a hand full are out there butt the cost was way too much.After finding these glm pistons i am wondering if there name stands well in the outboard field.this...
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    spark plug ?

    Hi all. after a long search for pistons and rings on my 1970 60 hp johnson.The pistons i ended up getting are glm aftermaket 30 over.this motor being the lopper style it has slightly domed pistons.The new glm pistons are flat on the top.Being a lower comprestion piston do to todays fuel vs in...
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    torque speck qustion

    Hi all,After looking in my manule on the torque specks I am in qustion as to why there is such a wide difference in the specks. I have the tourqe wrench that is for in lbs not ft lbs.The book states head bolts to be torqued at 168-192 in.lbs.(14-16)ft. lbs .crankcase to cylinder bolts upper...
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    connecting rod oil hole position 1970 60 hp

    Hi there, I am replaceing new rods on my 1970 60 hp.The rods that came out had the oil hole in the center top so when reassembleing it was a no brainer .the piston has has top wrote right on it and the rod oil hole is to face up so it is inline with top of piston. These newer rods have the oil...
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    tele flex volt gage wireing hook up.

    Well this will be my 3-rd try asking about this.Hopefully someone can help me out.Ok what i am trying to do is find out how to wire this volt gage.I have a pergo batt switch on my boat with 2 batt.Here is the qustion how do i wire the tele flex volt gage so that i can get a volt reading on 1...
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    timeing a outboard

    Can you please explain to me a step by step procedure on how to time my motor.I have a 60 hp johnson 1970. the timeing mark is 22 degrees.my manual does not explain in full depth how to time the motor.it just tells me the idle rpm's and low speed carb adj.And carb + distributer synchronizeing...
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