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    Oil in my flywheel

    71 Johnson 4hp 4w71D Was having trouble with 1 of my cylinders not firing. It would kick in occasionally but more and more it was staying off. And then a few days ago, the engine wouldn't even start. Pulled the flywheel off to look at the points and coils. Coils look wet. And there's an 8th...
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    4hp losing power in one cylinder

    Bought an old Johnson 4hp 2 stroke outboard. I've looked all over and can't find a model number or nameplate. When I first got it, it ran great. Within a few weeks, it started to get hard to start and I had to use ether to get it to start up. But once it started up, it ran great. A few...
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    I'm thinking about buying an old Johnson outboard.

    Looking at a Johnson Outboard for my old MacGregor Venture 22. The ad says it's a 9.9hp long shaft and that it runs very well. It says the serial number is 979873. The price is right but it's a four hour drive and I want to make sure I have all the info I can get on it before I make the drive...
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