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How to service you outboard?

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So I have a 1987 4 HP Johnson 2 stroke and I’m looking for any information on servicing it  aka changing the power head  oil hoping that there is someone that can give me info on this thank you 

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That’s the easy part  need information on the power head thank you though 

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Every two stroke I have seen you mix the oil with the gas in the proper ratio. There should not be any oil to change like you would on a four stroke.

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You are correct what I was seeing was what I thought was a oil leak. And my brain went in to dam I’m going to blow my engine I found that there was a loose case bolt on the bottom  I have tighten it up and that should solve my issue  and hopefully I won’t have any more brain farts thank you for your information 

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6 hours ago, Log Catcher said:

Every two stroke I have seen you mix the oil with the gas in the proper ratio. There should not be any oil to change like you would on a four stroke.

I should have said outboards as old as yours since the newer ones have a separate oil tank and oil injection systems.

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