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    How do I remove the air silencer on 1958 Evinrude

    Trying to resurrect an old '58 Evinrude 35HP that appears to be in pretty good shape. I've put a new water pump impeller on it, drained and changed the lower unit oil, and am now trying to rebuild the carb. Unfortunately, even after removing every screw in contact with the air silencer unit, I...
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    How do I know if my 1958 Evinrude has a thermostat?

    I know, dumb question ("Well, if there's a thermostat, then you've got one."). I'm trying to order some parts to get her running again, and there are two different water pump repair kits - one for "motors without a thermostat" and one for "motors with a thermostat." Where would I find the...
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    Does my '57 Johnson 35 have a fuel pump?

    I'm looking through the replacement fuel pump offerings here on iboats.com, but I can't find one for my 1957 Johnson 35. I'm pretty sure my motor uses fuel...
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    It's Alive! But it's not peeing!

    After 2+ years, I finally managed to get the transom repaired and the '57 Johnson 35 reassembled (new starter, yo) and hung on the boat. After a brief trip to town to get 2-cycle oil, we were ready to punch the button and see what happened. What happened was, the motor pretty much fired right...
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    1957 Johnson 35HP - Where do the electric start controls go?

    The '57 Johnson I bought a few years ago for our wood skiff project has got what appears to be an owner-added, jury-rigged electric start system on it - complete with push-button switches duct-taped to the front of the motor. Pretty sure that's not how it came from the factory..:) I've got some...
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    Do starters just die?

    Working on my old '57 Johnson 35 - which worked a couple of summers ago but has been sitting since then - and I'm having some kind of electrical problem. Battery is charged (it spins the '57 Evinrude 35 sitting right next to the Johnson). I've replaced the starter solenoid and the push-button...
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    How do I start this motor after two summers of storage?

    A few summers ago, you guys helped me get a 1957 Johnson 35HP motor up and running for the Macomber 15 skiff I built with my kids. To recap, we rebuilt the carb, replaced the impeller, and did some electrical stuff up top that I can't remember. Although the motor ran fine, it never really moved...
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    Need Some Help Deciphering Homebrew Electric Start Setup

    Hello, forum, my name is Andrew and it's been eight months since my last confession. When last we spoke, I was trying to decipher what appeared to be an under-performing 1957 Johnson 35HP for my 15' Westport Skiff, Buoy Scout. We never did get her running well last season, and I eventually gave...
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild Is this what you mean by "milkshake"? That's what came out when I opened it up. And it doesn't look anything like what's supposed to go in, unless I bought the wrong kind of "Outboard Gear Lube", which looks a whole...
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild Okay, I'm back with some good news and a few questions. This is going to be brief, because I just typed out a long post complete with video and my computer crashed, and I don't want to do it all again. Long story short...
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    Scored a TON of old repair manuals - what to do with them?

    So I was talking with a friend a few weeks back, and I happened to mention my 1957 Johnson outboard project. He perked up and said that his father had recently passed but that he used to do "some work on old motors." He said he was pretty sure his sister (who lives out of state but apparently...
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild And a few more...
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild Here's a few photos...maybe somebody will notice something I missed.
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild Look at the mounting boss in this picture; can you see how it looks like it's been worn down? See the little ledge about halfway down the boss? . Is that normal? I really have to mash on the coils while I'm tightening...
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    Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild

    Re: Motor Still Won't Fire After New Ignition Components and Carb Rebuild Flywheel key appears to be intact, unless I don't know what I'm looking at. So, to recap: Compression=good, spark=good, flywheel nut=intact (and soon to be torqued correctly)...that leaves what? Fuel delivery system? I...
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