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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    Short driveshaft should be easy to find.
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    Johnson TN28 no low-speed fuel

    Have you adjusted the low speed mixture screw that feeds the rotary valve ?
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    Evinrude 10HP 1964 motor needs skeg repair or replacement.

    The upper and lower half of the gearcase are machined as a unit .----Considered to be one piece.----You may get lucky just replacing the bottom part.-----Was it cracked due to water freezing ?-----Take it apart to inspect gears and bushing above pinion gear.----This will be costly if you need a...
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    1964 28hp johnson misfires.

    So run with a timing light.----See which of the 2 separate ignition systems has the issue.----If in fact it is an ignition miss.
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    Do a complete evaluation of this motor before you spend any beer tokens on it !
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    Crankcase compression should build up in a matter of seconds in the tank.-----Perhaps time for a rebuild kit for the tank.
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    Frankenstein engine build

    Agreed----Notching the crankshaft is NONSENSE !!!-----But sticking some 2 barrel carburetors on the 3 cylinder loopers really wakes them up.
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    The primer button on a 2 hose tank does NOT build up pressure in the tank.
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    Ignition switch

    Can you post what make / model motor is involved here ???
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    Gale 5D18B piston rings needed.

    What ring gap do you have ??-----Why do you feel it needs new rings ?
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    Johnson 4hp lower unit fix

    Propane torch and heat the housing.----Aluminum expands at twice the rate of steel.-----Screws usually come out.
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    Need help

    They will need a few more of these plants to charge the batteries on millions of cars / trucks in a few years.----Amazing how little knowledge is out there on how much electricity is needed to run all the green / electric stuff.
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    Gale 5D18B piston rings needed.

    Be the same rings as a 5.5 Evinrude / Johnson I believe.---------In Canada----evinrudeparts.ca------
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    Johnson 4hp lower unit fix

    Turn the unit up-side down.----Try and poke the driveshaft up and into the pinion gear.----Works for me every time.
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    150 HP Cowl Foam Insulation Problem?

    The junk went through the carburetor throat.-------That venturi creates the low pressure for fuel to be drawn through metering circuits and into the airstream.-----So no , this junk did not get into the " working innards " of the carburetor.-----As the OP stated he is not fully versed on the...
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    100hp falters

    ???----You can have zero compression in one crankcase and still show 120 PSI in the that cylinder.----Checked the reed valves ?
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    150 HP Cowl Foam Insulation Problem?

    Don't worry about the carburetors !-----Likely the junk went past the reed valves and to the bottom of the lake.------Start the motor and let it idle for 10 minutes.----If it runs fine than just go fishing.
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    Will a 2001 tiller from a johnson 25hp work on a 1977 35 hp johnson

    I do not believe the tiller from a 2001 will work on a 77 model 35 HP.
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    Will a 2001 tiller from a johnson 25hp work on a 1977 35 hp johnson

    Not a direct swap.----And is the 2001 a 3 cylinder motor ?
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    And the 1.5 / 2 / 6 / 18 / 20 / 25 / 28 / 30 / 33 / 35 / 40 HP all used this simple magneto from about 1950 to 1990.-----An elegantly simple unit.
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