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  1. jmendoza

    Restored 1954 Johnson CD-11 5-1/2 SeaHorse

    Well, can you guess? Yes, I finally found my pictures a couple years after my last computer crashed, I'm much better as a mechanic, and only dangerous on computers! Anyway, here is a nicer picture than the tired out of focus one I have posted before:
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    Evinrude replacement block on my 9.9

    Here is the 1975 'Rude dude engine block I scored from an OMC/BRP dealer and marine salvage company in the south San Francisco bay area, near the Sacramento river delta. At $125.00 including shipping, it was a deal I could not pass up. It was a fresh water only engine whose life was cut short...
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    Poll: Whats your favorite OMC fishing engine?

    Vote for your favorite FISHING engine! So many things to consider on this, but my choice is base on several factors: Reliability Power Ease of starting and operating Low profile Low speed (trolling) Secondary considerations: Ease of service and parts availlability( this is related to...
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    1991 Johnson 90 hp V4 fuel pump question.

    Hello all, My saltwater fishing buddy tells me his 90hp 1991 Johnson (VRO) won't run without squeezing the fuel bulb continually. He also tells me a 16 gauge wire came off the engine ( the crimp on ring terminal broke). This all happened after he changed the fuel filter with a new one, and he...
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    1954 CD-11 restoration

    Here is a summary of what my 5-1/2 HP Sea Horse needed to get it back on the water fishing: 1954 Johnson CD-11 Restoration This engine was rescued from a church storage shed by Paul Kralig who gave it to me around 2004. One of the transom clamps was seized in the bracket and I broke it off...
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    Need coils for '53 Rude LighTwin

    Are these still availlable? 3012 on number plate. Engine ran but one cylinder missfires, both coils cracked, not bad, but very brittle. Engine otherwise in good shape, some peeling decals but not dented or corroded. Thanks is andvnace for any assistance with this jewel.
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    De-Carb results

    I did the treatment to my outboard engine this weekend. The engine block is a replacement I got off eBay and swapped it out last fall for the original one. I felt the replacement block was not quite as fast as the original one I took off, but it did start easier and run smoother. I had taken...
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    Evinrude Zephyr help needed.

    Hi, I beleive I have a 4425 model Zephyr( numbers on plate are not too legible) but it has 1949 production date ink stamped on the tank bottom, and has weedless lower unit, teal blue tank. Anyway, it runs fine, but after about ten minutes it will start to slow down on pumping water and begins...
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    1975 9.9hp where is the water drain for the exhaust housing?

    My exhaust housing is not draining. Is the notch on the bottom of the impeller pump housing (faces aft, below water tube, notch is between pump housing and stainless plate) the drain? Engine runs fine, pumps water, cools properly, exhaust housing is not draining. Recently overhauled lower unit...
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    Top speed w/ Johnson 15

    There was post about top speed. I wanted to add that with a 145 pound 12 foot long welded Western Aluminum boat, a full tank of gas, 50 pounds of gear, and my 190 pound *** on the seat, I can go about 18 mph. I'm at 6800 feet on Big Bear Lake, and have a 9-1/4 x 8 inch prop: smaller for...
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    Evinrude Zephyr help

    Hi guys. Thanks for all the swell links and help, I updated and put a picture of the 1975 Johnson 9.9 in my post below, it's a before restoration, notice the paint in a 1973 9.5 dark green I used years ago..hey it was the only OMC green they had in stock at the local dealer, what can I say...
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    1975 Johnson 9.9/15 overhaul update

    I finally rebuilt my 1975 Johnson 9.9 w/ 15 conversion last fall. Every year since 1982 I have been promising myself I would tear down the power head and overhaul it during the winter, every year I would close up the cabins and not think about it until they were under 4 feet of snow, oh well...
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