175158 Primer Solenoid Service Maintenance Valve Kit 18-7044 for Johnson Evinrude - Ensuring Fit and Optimal Performance Review

Super works like a charm. I have had this outboard motor for over 25 years, purchased on a 20 foot pontoon. It's always been a royal pain to start cold for more than a few hours/after installation. Over the years he has been to 4 service centers, no one could figure it out, they always said that this engine is just like that. My son watched it, did a little research and figured it out. It took a few minutes and my god this engine has never worked so well. Thank you

Seems to be a common problem with these things as I had to do it on an older 120 Johnson. For some reason the red lever breaks where it returns to the lid. The o-ring is no longer sealing, and if you don't know, it's leaking out the side or inside your lid. I just bought a used 70hp and this is another victim of a broken lever. As for this replacement, I have to give it 2 for now. Everything looks fine out of the box, but once assembled, the red lever seems to move too easily. Haven't tested it

Flag so loose in cover. I figured the o-ring was decent enough to handle 3-5 psi of fuel pressure. So I went ahead and assembled and installed the solenoid. I pumped up the primer and fuel immediately poured out of the flag. Took it apart and decided to try a better o-ring. It didn't leak, if you didn't rotate the flag it would leak. I set my original flag and there is no more leakage, but now the solenoid is not working. I've compared my original cap to the new one and the new one seems to…