Recent content by jwcole04

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

Thanks for the response racerone. I tried turning the cam upside down but it has a tapered woodruf key type thing that only allows it to only go on one way. If you could turn it upside down it changes nothing. There is still the relatively short flat section with the rest being round, holding...

I got about a dozen non running small outboards from my marine mechanic a few years ago and was able to get most of them running. They all produced spark however so I never had to deal with electrical issues. I was given a Firestone (Scott-Atwater) outboard motor Code no 133-6-1065 Stock no...

Does anyone know where to get diagrams on this? Specifically the ignition system. I don't know what I'm looking at.

Thanks Racerone - I'll look at that.

Thanks Crosbyman - I'll look at that.

Trying to fix broken small outboards is kind of a hobby for me - I got some from my marine mechanic. I don't use this motor on my boat. I'm just trying to learn. I'd like to understand why this carb doesn't work.

This motor ran fine a couple years ago. I tried starting it and it would only run if I primed it, and stopped after a few seconds after the fuel was used up. I put another carb from an Evinrude on it - exactly the same carb - and it runs fine. Starts readily and idles good. Before trying the...

Hi boatgreg, I'm hoping you or others can help me understand something. My 87 Johnson 50 starts readily and idles fine, but once on the water under load it dies. I thought a carb cleaning may solve the problem, so I attempted it myself. On removing the hose from the small nipple on the lower...

I'm making my first attempt at changing the impeller. I've removed the brass shift connector and the 5 bolts holding the lower unit, but contrary to youtube videos I've watched, it still won't drop. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?

Ok - I understand.

I finally got it off with a gear puller. The inside of the prop appears to be tapered, and it fits over a non-taper cylinder that looks like some kind of hard rubber.

Thanks gentlemen. I'll try to slide it off. Doesn't appear to have been used in saltwater.

Thanks for the info racerone. If it's not threaded, how the hell to I get it off? I'm in Seattle.

Somebody in the neighborhood left out a Johnson LD-12A 5hp (1967 I think). I took it home, and after some carb cleaning and new needle valve and seat it runs pretty good. It needs a new prop, and for the life of me, I can't get it off. It is on a threaded drive shaft - there was a nut that...