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    1978 Johnson 75 HP 3 Cylinder Water in crank and rust

    By the main bearings do you mean the bearings at the ends of the crank?
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    1978 Johnson 75 HP 3 Cylinder Water in crank and rust

    Got the bottom cylinder out, which is the one that looked the worst. Here are a few pics of the needle bearings and the rod/piston.
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    1978 Johnson 75 HP 3 Cylinder Water in crank and rust

    Hey all, I have torn apart my first 2 stroke motor due to getting water in the cylinders somewhere, and I figured I would replace all the gaskets if everything looked fine internally and call it a day. It looks a bit worse than I had hoped (at least from my limited knowledge) on the inside and...
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    1978 Johnson 75HP 75ELR78C hard to start

    Thanks for the advice on the carbs. As for the warm up feature, I actually have split controls (1 lever for shifting and 1 lever for throttle) so when I start I usually raise the throttle a bit, which I believe (correct me if I am wrong) is the same thing as a warm up lever.
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    1978 Johnson 75HP 75ELR78C hard to start

    I dont remember the exact numbers for the compression, but I know all 3 cylinders were within a few pounds of each other, and they were around 120-130 psi if I remember correctly. I should get an air gap tester and do that for sure. For the carb floats I can definitely say I am no expert at...
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    1978 Johnson 75HP 75ELR78C hard to start

    I ran all last year not knowing if my boat was going to start at the ramp or not and it was such a headache/worry that I wouldnt be able to get started. Once the boat is warmed up it usually starts right up in just a few cranks, but starting in the water cold is where I have issues (running on...
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