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    New VRO, but....

    Putting a new VRO definitely made a difference on my 98 J70, however.... any feedback on this would be appreciated. It starts easily although the fast idle lever on my binacal remote seems to not work. It idles smooth at 1100-1300 in the water great a midrange and even better at wot its in when...
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    Whats Next? J70 TLEC

    Im back with another “not so easy fix”. Ive posted on here a few times and have gotten good feedback. I fixed the last problems with primer bulbs and i am getting better educated on this love of Outboards. Ive had a couple of weeks of normal boating and fishing, no problems. Then 2 days ago i...
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    J70 Bad Primer Bulbs or Bad Gas

    Also when i first put it in gear the motor shakes all over the place, it seems like a fuel delivery prob or bad gas.4 primer bulbs in two weeks! There the Attwood brand. My motor is fine from 2500 rpms to wot. It idles fine. Yesterday when i pulled the boat out of the water the exhaust was...
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    J70 Running Great! Now its Not.

    Hey all. Ive been on here before about my 98 Johnson 70. It had an idle issue, where it was a little high. Thanks to some comments and good feedback. It ended up being my #3 butterfly was just slightly opened, so did the correct sync and link, and up until now i was just enjoying my boat. So its...
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    New Carb Parts for a 70 Johnson?

    Ok so i have a 1998 J70 TLEC. My question, out of some fun curiosity. My engine runs good. I did a bunch of work on it myself. Thanks to this forum. I had a couple of problems and they have been fixed. How much better would a carb(3) be if you replaced the covers, needle(3) and gas and air...
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    Running Great! Then WTH!

    First Thanks! To those who helped me with my high idle! I received some very informative help with my 70 Johnson when i had an high idle. Ended up being a small air leak which I found and fixed, that brought my idle down to a grand at idle, 900 in gear,so thats liveable for now. So im cruising...
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    Thanks for the help J70TLEC

    Im new here and i posted a couple of times about my 70 Johnson and the high idle im stuck with. Several of you good members, replied and tried to help. Whenever i posted a reply, an error message occurred. So hopefully those of you who see this. I appreciate the feedback. I must be doing...
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    1998 J70 TLEC Sync and link for idle?

    Ive been having a high idle problem. In goes in gear about 15-1600( i know its bad for my LU) i dont have any air leaks. Itll drop to 800-900 in gear. Where thats what it should be when at idle in neutral. Does a sync and link when done properly set your idle? My butterflies are closed in...
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    1998 J70 Any Thoughts?

    Ok so ill try this question. I have a 1998 Johnson 70. I put new carbon reeds and new fuel lines from tank to motor, rebuilt the carbs(think i was to meticulous setting the float levels) i have a service manuel so went by specs. I put a new water pump in also. It starts right up and runs good...
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    Idle question 1998 70 J70TLEC

    I just rebuilt the carbs, put in carbon reeds, new fuel lines from tank to motor, new tstat. She starts easy, runs at wot good however she idles in the water at 1300-1500 its going to kill my lower unit. I dont have enough experience on Outboards to take it further. Seems as though she is stuck...
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