I just took what I believe to be as an accurate measurement of the compression in the two cylinders. I got them both to 90 psi. Does that seem like it's enough or is something wrong? What kinds of things can help you increase compression?
I have a bad starter solenoid for my 1960 Johnson 40hp. I had a question about finding a new one. Is it possible that a solenoid from a store like CT(Farm and Country) that is supposed to fit in a Ford could work for my engine? It looks exactly the same with all the same posts and it is for a...
For those of you that responded to my water pump thread, thank you for your input. I believe I finally solved that problem, or at least very close. I bought a new head gasket and it seems like the water is circulating very close to the way it is supposed to. Now, it will run/idle fairly well...
I have been fixing up a 1960 40hp Johnson that had sat around at the previous owner's house for 7-8 years. I put in a new carb kit, fuel pump kit and done general cleaning of the exhaust manifold and other things that I thought would help it run. The problem I am having now is running the...
