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    Different wot rpm numbers

    Hi all, I wanted to figure out my WOT rpm since I know the prop I'm running seems like it could be over revving motor. I picked up a tachometer that wraps around spark plug wire. So on bottom cylinder I was reading 480-510 rpm at idle and 2890-2910 rpm at WOT. I swapped plug wires and on top...
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    Prop, hydrofoil or smart tabs?

    Good day fellow forum members, I have a 1981 Lund guide special (15’) fiber glass tri-hull 35 hp Johnson 20" shaft paired with 10.5” x 11” prop. I’m having issues getting it to plane. Main performance issues are that it’s slow to plane, there’s a fair amount of bow rise and struggles to...
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    Stuck in forward gear in lower unit?

    Good day fellow forum members looking for a little help and things to look at. To start off last fall my motor, while warming up at the dock, kicked into reverse by itself nearly throwing me off the bow. Since then I could get one shift from neutral and whatever gear I put it in, it would get...
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    No combustion on bottom cylinder

    Hi all my name is Mike and I have a 81 lund guide special with a 35hp johnson. I've had the boat since 1996, grandpa left to to me. The motor has ran like a watch up until last fall. I was trolling and it started puttering. I'm not getting combustion on bottom cylinder. Opened it up had water in...
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    Spark & Fuel No Power

    New member here reaching out for help. I've been working on my 1982 35hp johnson J35ELCND for a week, with some progress but now stuck. I was trolling 2 weeks back when she started putering in and out for about a minute then stayed in the "puter" mode, didn't matter if it was in gear or N...
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