This motor had been working perfect for almost 2 years, this summer when I took it out it would not idle for trolling. I know when the lower unit was redone that the main power head gasket had not been changed, noticed some oil slowly seaping from this gasket. I am thinking the powerhead gasket...
Hi, it's been a while since I have been on here. I am going on a fishing trip in the north central part of Quebec for trout. I will be using my 1955 Johnson 5.5hp seahorse. I was wondering if you guys would recommend this biodegradable motor oil or any other biodegradable oil to mix with the gas...
I hear things about ethanol gumming up engines over a long period of no use. I will start my old 1955 johnson next spring, but do i need to do anything before i store it away. I have heard of sta-bil, how do i use it? is there any other options before i store it?
I have started other threads on this motor and it's gas tank but this one is dedicated to the procedure i will do to rebuild the motor. I am by no means a mechanic this is the first time i am working on a motor of any kind. This is my grandfathers motor and it hasn't started in about 25 years. I...
Hi, new member to the forum, I've seen the thread on here about how to start a motor that hasn't run in a while. The motor belonged to my grandfather and he died 18 years ago and hasn't run in at least 18 years, today i checked the motor there was some gear oil in the lower foot but none when i...
