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    1987 60 HP Johnson, will start and idle, but stalls out when you attempt to give it gas

    It has been running perfect all spring and summer. Ran fine yesterday on the way op the river........sat for about an hour, it started fine, and coming back down the river it died. Once it refired, could not get past about 4 or 5 miles per hour (as per the GPS) each time I tried to give it...
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    what octane?

    87' Johnson, 60 hp...........this thing starts and runs beautiful, but about a third of the time when I go to put it in gear, it will die. Starts right back up. Following advice on this board, I use gasoline that does not have ethanol, but I was wondering if it would help or hurt if I went to...
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    what is the best way to test pontoons for leaks?????????????

    I sealed the plugs with Teflon tape, and sealed the entire area with silicone. After two days on the water, one I pulled the plugs and one of the tubes had about 1/2 gallon of water in it. I have searched the welds pretty close, but obviously, it has to be a tiny tiny crack some where...
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    charging issue 1987 60 hp Johnson

    1987 60 HP, starts runs great. If you disconnect the battery cables, motor continues to run fine, however its only putting out about 1/3rd of a volt..............any ideas?
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    newbe with questions about a 1987 Johnson 60 HP

    Its mounted on a 24 foot pontoon. starts and runs great, but sometimes even after its warmed up, it stalls when you put it in gear, do I need to set the idle up a little bit? Second question..........what should the output be in terms of voltage when the engine is running? (curious about...
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