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    cylinder boring 1970 60 hp

    hi i just ripped my 1970 60 hp down to every last bolt.i took the block to the shop to get it spec out. they told me a bore of 30 over would be needed. so i was on the hunt for 30 over pistons .i hooked up with this guy in florida he said he had 2 very nice low hour 30 over pistons . i allso...
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    transom repair.

    hi all. i have a fiberglass boat and the transom is in need of repair. this spring i did a fast fix with hydrolic cement i took a lot of the rotted plywood out between the fiberglass and pored cement in it to make it some what solid. i then reinforced with two 1/4 in plate aluminum and through...
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    piston skirt hair line crack.

    ok here is somewhat of a dumb qustion. 2 out of my 3 pistons have a hair line crack.it is a looper 60 hp the crack is on the oppisite side of the exhaust port hole.witch i belive it would be the intake hole on the piston were the crack can be seen. are they junk. i was just going to change the...
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    electric shift 1970 60 hp

    haveing issues on 1970 60 hp electric shift. After replacing seals i hooked the lower end back up, now it is stuck in foward any time i run it in nutral my prop turns. if i shut off and put it in revers i get revers and any time i put in in foward i get foward. first guess was that the cylinodes...
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    gray sludge buildup in exhaust port in lower unit.

    i took off my gearcase and found a build up of gray sludge in the exhaust port of the lower gearcase.i thought maybe a head gasket . but i just did comp test and had good readings on all 3 holes.could it be condensation causing this. i have had the lower unit off before and the port just had a...
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    lower unit gray pudding.

    took off my lower unit to replace some seals do to water in the oil.but as i looked inside the exgaust port there was a build up of what i thought looked like gray pudding and there was agood amount of it. what could be the causeing this
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    comp test

    well i did my comp test . i did a cold test and i had 135 on all 3 holes. then i started it let it warm up and did a other test i then had 130 on all 3 holes.so it is fear to say it was good. would you think this motor has had piston and ring work in the past.just seems real good for a motor 40...
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    comprestion test

    hi all i want to do a test on my 60 hp johnson. few things i need to no first off should i disconect any electric wireing to eliminate spark. or just take off plug boots and remove the 3 plugs.next do i open carbs to wide open while doing each cylinder.next should i do a cold test. then warm...
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    ss needle adj.

    ok hear i go again. in the past i have asked this qustion and got alot of feedback.first off 60esl 1970. i have adj the slow speed needles as was told by mr joe r on this site. i was able to get it right on the money she purrs.nice idle no misses steady rpm.all though she runs nice at trolling...
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    timeing light

    i am looking too buy a timeing light. i do not want too spend much. ebay has them for real short money. new 9 dollars. i no it is rule of thumb you get what you pay for. but this tool will be used only when i need to time my outboard and that will be very seldom.if 9 bucks does the trick its a...
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    battery

    ok i did a stupid move on this one. i put my second battery up under my bow to equal out some weight and save some room. it would not fit in the spot in the up right postion so i laid it on its side and it fit nice. this is a brand new deep cycle maintence free. i go out the next day to find a...
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    perko switch.

    hi all .i just put in the perko battery switch it has the 1 2 and all options .i have it hooked up for #1 BATT to work just the motor.#2 BATT is to work all my extras.does the all position charge both batt at the same time.here is my qustion lets say i go to the pond at night.at the dock i have...
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    battery charge.1970 60hp

    hi all .heres my qustion. first off i run 2 batteryies on my boat. i run a 60 hp 1970 johnson. i have been told to allways have a good charged battery or i will cause damage to the amp and other ele parts.i ran parellel thick gauge wire from positive to pos and neg to neg . before i did this i...
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    plugs and carb.1970 60hp

    hi all. i had the best weekend on the water .my 1970 60 hp ran great.sat i trolled allday it woulld start to coughf and sneeze after ahour trolling so i did a few laps on the pond at full speed to clean her out.well yesterday i leaned out the carbs and trolled all day ran like a top.then after...
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    fuel 87 or 89 1970 60hp

    just wondering what the best fuel to run in a old 1970 johnson 60 hp outboard.allso what is the difference between the 2 stroke oil. i think it is tw3 that they say is best to run with a outboard 2 stroke. something about ashless.whats the deal with this. i do use the tw3 but at times the store...
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    60 hp diode hook up

    hi all Joe R gave me a good heads up on this 1970 60 hp. they are voltage hogs and this summer i have replaced just about all the ele parts .i was told that the amplifier lacks the correct voltage at start up do to the the starter drawing excess current. the fix is to hook up a diode between...
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    85hp esl 1973 m no spark.

    not to sure what the problem is just got the motor the guy i got it from said it ran well up to late summer. then he had a spark problem. it is a 4 cylinder. he thought it was one of the coils and he put a new one on.i checked for spark and i did see a little. so i cranked it over and it ran for...
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    60 hp ele shift

    hi all. i have the ele shift lower unit. it takes the type c oil. went to marena and they had none .the guy said i could run 80 90 weight and said it would be ok. i have been running it and it seems fine. what is the verdict. and what is the difference of the c vs 80 90.am i doin a big no no.
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    melting a piston do to lean carb .

    just wondering. ihave heard do to running the carb air fuel mix on the lean side it can burn out pistons. my plugs are the light brown color .they were dark and burnt looking before i leaned out the carb.the low speed needle valve was turned in 5\8 of a turn then i slowly adj till i got hi rpm...
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    johnson elecric shift. 60hp

    hi guyies. i no the rule of thum with matching up these older ele shift lower units. find the same spline size there are 2 i no of fine type and the 4 spline. i have the 4. all so the amount of cylinders that it came from is key.i have a 3 cylinder. allso there was different types of electric...
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