I am back into buying restoring these old motors. i just got a 35 hp Johnson model 35EL78R that i want to convert over to a tiller handle. i see some people have done this but was wandering how the process went. i believe i will just need the tiller handle and the crier. is this correct? to...
this is a pic from a different motor but when I got this motor the screw that pulls the clamp together on the bottom of the circled lever was almost completely backed out. and it doesn't have a problem for a while after I adjust it. was thinking about making and inserting a shim there so it...
my 67 Johnson 20 hp has a problem holding gear. it seems as though the rod that the shift arm clamps onto Is slipping in the levers clamp. anyone experience this? its not an adjustment issue as I have adjusted it 3 times now and every time it works great for a while then slowly gets worse and...
Got a 72 evinrude been working on that was sized up. Got it back in working order preasure wise and all that so went forward. Finally got it all back together today and it's not circulating water. It has a new water pump so i took the thermostat out and it was stuck closed. I left the thermostat...
I have been buying and fixing up a couple of outboards to try and sell both have spun hubs. I don't plan on testing and finding the exact prop from rpm range was just wandering what experience if any you guys have had with the prop pitch on these on a 14 to16ft flat bottom well loaded. I am...
got her al mounted up and ready to get to the water. out a new seal kit in the gear case as I noticed a significant. or significant enough I wanted to fix it, amount of water in my oil after my first trip. I am not doing a 100% original rebuild on this or even making a show room piece however I...
I have a small aluminum flat bottom and was thinking about adding a second battery. I don't have electric start but I have two locaters and a livewell on it. not sure if I will even need a second one or not but my trolling motor can be switched between 24 and 12 volt. I think I would get a...
I got a 20 hp johnson outboard the other day that had been sitting in a garage for a couple years. I have already cleaned/rebuilt the carb and water pump. The compression was 126 in both cylinders and their was spark but it just didn't seem very strong had a gap tester and it was jumping the...
