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  1. baconbiscut

    fuel mixture

    I have 1955 5.5hp CD-12 outboard and I use a 16:1 oil and gas mixture and it runs a little rich. and i also heard 24:1 works but i was lokking around at another forumand somebody said that he uses a 50:1 oil mixture in his outboard and his outboard is the smae hp and waqs built in the fiftys...
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    new outboard

    Recently I decided that it was time for a more mondern outboard than what I have like a 15 hp johnson 2 stroke and my grandparents said they would help me out with making a payment plan where I would pay them back any way I'm located in Jacksonville,FL and i was wondering if anybody knows where...
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    Recoil Starter

    I have a 55 johnson and the recoil starter won't recoil all the way. When i pull it left it recoils to the point where there is 6-8 in of line left out. I'm not sure how to fix and any help would be great.
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    1955 5.5 hp johnson

    1955 5.5 hp johnson I have this motor on my 14ft v and I was wondering if i could get more hp out of it or is it time for an upgrade. I get about 12mph with me in it and with me and my boddie and gear i don't even want to know how fast it goes with me and him but atleast it still planes out...
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    14 ft starcraft

    I hav a 14ft starcraft that says it can handle 18 hp. The boat ways about 140 and me and my friend together way about 240 how fast do you think that will push us.
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    o rings

    I have 1955 johnson with a pressure tank . what size o ring does the fuel connecter piece need
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    gas leak

    Hi have 1955 5.5 hp johnson with a pressure tank. last time i ran it in a tank the connection between the tank and the motor was leaking LIKE CRAZY. So I got a bucket and put it under the gas line and ran it for a few minutes. After I was done thier was a few ounces of gas in the bucket. Is...
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    mercruiser 260 hp

    Alright heres the story .My grandfather bought his formula 25 pc back in 87 .Back in 97 he stopped using it . so i decided that it was time to get it back up and running again and then thats when i realised that i had no clue on what to do because i'm more of an outboard guy. so what kind of...
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    formula 25 pc

    My grandfather has a formula 25 pc which has been sitting un used on a lift at the end of the dock. So i was talking with him one day about trying to fix it up. so he said as long as you keep it up and working i'll get it fixed. oh here is sa more imformation about the boat. its a 1987 bought...
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    cold motor

    last night it got down to about the mid 40's and i had my motor siting out in it. So when me and friend wanted to go fishing this morning it just wouldn't start. i felt the block and it was ice cold. When the motor is about room temparature it always starts with in the first pull. Any advice...
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    water muffs

    I have a 1955 5.5hp johnson and i was wondering would it be ok or possible to use water muffs on it thanks Dan.
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    carb

    i hav a 1955 5.5hp johnson and i was just wondering if it would be ok to put a 7.5 hp carb on it. If it is would i get better performance and how much
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    h.p rating

    i have a 14ft starcraft v-hull aluminum boat would it be safe to put a 20 hp mercury on it beacuse the rating plate is faded out the boat is a 1965
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    rating plate

    I have a 14 aluminum foot boat that i believe was made in 1965 my dad cant find the serial # snd its hard for him to read the rating plate he can't tell weather it says 10 hp or 18hp could you please help me out as my dad lives 500 hundred miles away and i cn't do it my self
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    i have a questionj

    i have a questionj i have a 1955 johnson 5.5hp model and iwas wondering about how much it would cost to take my motor in to an evinrude service station and have these things done. New coils, new impeller, new fuel lines and have them rebuild the carb
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    johnson acting funny

    i have a 1955 johnson 5.5 hp motor and every so often the motor will run fast or slow today it ran slow not planing my jon boat with just me in it and yesterday the motor ran fast and planed the john boat . in nuetral and revs up fine. i have been trying trying to solve the problem but i just...
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    water pump

    i have a 1955 5.5 h.p. johnson. when i was out boating today something caught my eye. When driving my boat at low speeds my engine pumped alot of water but a full speed my engine didn,t pump as much water as at slow speeds. Is this normal or is it time for a new impeller.
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    starting problems

    well my 1955 5.5 hp johnson is acting up heres the story. my great uncle sent me this motor with only 14 hrs on it when i got i wouldn't start when i put it inthe bucket so i thought i should check the spark plugs and i did. They looked like crap . the spark plugs i took off were j-6j type...
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    lower unit problems help

    this morning i was atempting to put new oil in my lower unit so i took the drain screw out and the oil started coming out. so i left my engine to go get the new bottle of oil.when i brought it back to my work bench and noticed the bottle didn't have gauge on it so i couldn't tell how much oil i...
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    what kind of oil and how much

    i have 1955 5.5 hp model CD-12 johnson. and i don't know what kind of lower unit oil i need and how much my motor will take .
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