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    1957 7 1/2 Johnson very stiff

    Yes, there is lube in the lower unit. As it turns out, the individual pulled it over with lube in the cylinders several times. It did finally loosen up, and surprisingly, started and ran quite well. It's running a little warm as he wasn't able to hold his hand under the water stream for five...
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    1957 7 1/2 Johnson very stiff

    A friend is working on his family's 7 1/2 and It's hard to pull over. He has squirted some lube into it but it hasn't really helped. I remember hearing somewhere something about the shock absorber causing this if it is defective. Could someone enlighten me about this. please?
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    Yes. By "pointers" I meant the tool that goes on the crankshaft. To recap my repairs, like I said, my distributor timing was off two cogs, retarded, my coil was very weak, the points were barely opening, and, as it turns out, I never had the right rotor. When reading the manual it showed the...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    Thanks. It is a beautiful boat and in original condition. I ordered a new coil on the 16th via USPS and it isn't here yet. I'm anxious to get it back on the lake. I set the points with my multimeter so they are exactly according to specification. It's surprising how far off they were by setting...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    How do I delete my thread?
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    Hey Jim. Of course I remember you. I sold the Surfer after over 20 years of ownership. The smoothest boat I ever had the pleasure of owning.
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    Yes. Do you know me?
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    I don't know right off hand. I'm in Minnesota
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    1966, but 63 outboard.
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    This has been a learning process. When I said good spark, it did test as good but not with the spark tester that I posted. It was simply testing the plug itself grounded against the head. When I got this boat 25 years ago it never ran very well and would die when warm. As a novice, I heard that...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    It's Alive !! In some respects, it runs better than it ever did. I was never able to get any RPM's in neutral but it ran fine once moving. The timing was off two cogs. It runs much better now, except it is missing some. I think I'm going to get new points, condenser and rotor. The problem was a...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    LOL I remember about 30 years ago, out in my 1957 Glastron with a 1960 75 HP, it did the same thing as this boat and it turned out simply to be the rotor. Stay tuned.
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    So today, after a somewhat sleepless night, I checked my spark again today. It was very weak. I'm glad I finally listened to you guys. I dug out some distributors and a couple of them look like they will be a good replacement. The spark jumps reliably a good distance on my spark tester. My coil...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    That's good to know about the seals. I'm going to check everything in my distributor again. And I will try to find a large enough garbage can to test it in with fuel down the carburetor. The fact that I don't feel suction when I pulled over the engine worries me. And I'm perplexed why when I...
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    1963 75 HP Johnson Reeds

    Yes. The bowl on the carburetor fills up because after it didn't start I drained the bowl. and, yes, the butterflies are closing, both on auto and manual. I pulled the rope with one hand after I took the screens off and I don't feel suction or blowing back. I have 80 pounds of even compression...
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