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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild A question for the engineering people here. #1 This is the cooling channel that corroded out #2 This is the "Exhaust Cover, Inner". The black mark there is what I colored in with a sharpie to match the hole in Gasket #3 #3 This is the "Gasket...
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild The gaskets and seals + the Service Manual (eBay) that I ordered arrived this week. Inventoried, the gasket and seal order arrived perfectly, nothing missing and nothing extra. Assembly will start shortly. Some of the parts you see in the box are for my 70hp...
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild Here is a better picture with no reflection from the camera flash:
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild Time to install the pistons. Only one problem, I could not find a ring compressor that would work with a 1 7/8" piston that I could borrow so I had to improvise with a couple of hose clamps. First you start with 2 hose clamps making sure you have the gap in the...
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild A couple of questions: 1. Should I coat the water passage area that was just rewelded with anything to slow the corrosion down? 2. Also, it looks like there was a leak around the exhaust tube area. Should I seal the area where the water tube enters the...
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild I had the block rewelded and I did all the grinding and machining. Here is the finished product: Here is a picture of the bracket I made for re-assembly: Here is the bracket and block clamped to a vise: Next steps: 1. Wash and clean the block. 2...
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    Did I pay too much for this Johnson outboard?

    1990 Johnson 6hp Longshaft. J6RLESR (sat in the guys garage for the last 21 years unused) Craigslist find that I ended paying $780 for (included a used 6gallon OMC Fuel Tank. The guy said he sold the original unused 3 gallon tank at his garage sale last summer). I got out to the sellers house...
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild Here's a picture of the bottom of the crankcase all cleaned up. Compare this to the above photos. Cleaned and ready for welding. Will the welder just build this portion up or should I cut out this part and splice in a new piece of aluminum that he can weld in?
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild Cleaned parts today. Started by soaking some of them in solvent and then bead blasting. Here's a picture of the head. Is there anything that I can coat the water passages with that would slow down (or prevent) the corrosion?
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    Re: My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild Time to clean up the crank. Nothing serious, just wanted to polish the journals a little: 4000 grit rouge and a flat shoelace to polish the journal: The finished product:
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    My 1988 6hp Johnson Rebuild

    This is where this thread started: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=518801 I thought I would start this new thread to document my 1988 6hp Johnson rebuild and also to ask questions regarding my rebuild as it progresses. I took lots of photos during the 4 hour disassembly. I went slow...
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    Can this portion of the Crankcase be welded?

    1988 Johnson 6hp Longshaft (JRLCCS) Up until last week this outboard ran great. Suddenly, the lower cylinder would not fire any longer (pulled the sparkplug and there was water in cylinder). Took the head off and aside from some corrosion in the cooling passages everything looked good. Next...
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    1988 6hp Johnson. What are the cylinder head torque specs?

    J6RLCCS 1988 6hp Johnson. What are the torque specs for the Cylinder Head Bolts? (I'll be replacing the head gasket inthe next day or two). Thanks!!!
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    2000 - 2005 6hp or 8hp 4 Strokes. Any Good?

    I'm looking to upgrade my 1988 6hp 2 cycle kicker motor with a newer 4 stroke. I've had good luck with both my 1988 70hp and 1988 6hp Johnsons and would consider another Johnson if they are any good. Any thoughts? These little 4 cycle outboards good or not? Any known problem areas? Thanks!!!
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    Can you add an Electronic Trolling Motor Control to a 2 cycle Johnson?

    1988 6hp Johnson J6RLCCS: Here is what I would like to add (one of these anyway): http://www.controllking.com/ http://www.troll-masterpro.com/ Both of these models use an electronic servo similar to this to control the throttle: The application guide for both models only lists 4...
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    Oh-Oh........I've been running 100:1 oil mix in my 1988 6hp since it was new

    http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=373564 For the last 22 years I've been running 100:1 oil mix in my 6hp trolling motor (per my original owners manual). Never get over 1/2 throttle and the plugs are caked with unburnt fuel/oil mix when I check and clean them once a year. From what I...
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    VRO Failure Scenario - What To Do If In The Middle Of Boating?

    Scenario goes like this: 70hp 2 Cycle VRO2 Johnson and a 6hp 2 Cycle Johnson on the boat. The 70hp is fed fuel from a 16 gallon main tank and the oil is mixed in the VRO2 unit. The 6hp trolling motor is fed with 100:1 premix from a 2.5 gallon portable tank. I carry enough 2 cycle oil in the...
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