Knowing which cam is in the motor is what determines firing order
Running the wrong firing order should be detectable with a cylinder drop test
What fuel pressure are you getting? Good doesnt tell us squat
What are the compression numbers? Good doesnt tell us didly
How did the motor run...
You need to grind down to good glass, then build back up.
Suggest you flag your thread and have moved to the restoration forum
Also suggest you go to the 4th sticky in the restoration forum and read links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in their entir2
Firt, welcome aboard
hope you have about $15-$20k and 3-5 years of free time
typical hull restorations since the prices went wild over a year ago are ranging from $3500-$5000
typical interior restorations are ranging from $2500-$4000
engine work is about $500-$5000
drive work is between $1000...
why not be smarter and install a water pressure gauge. you are supposed to be watching the gauges all the time anyway.
with a water pressure gauge you will know of a problem 3-4 minutes before any over-heat switch goes off.
agree that 4.3's are a dime a dozen
here is some light reading on 4.3's up to the mid 90's
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
to all of the members that want to help with the relinking portion.
it takes time
also, it requires taking the headlines from the stickies and pasting into google as such Maintainance schedule johnson site:iboats.com
I added the word johnson after what I was looking for to further narrow...
@GA_Boater ....more
changing oil may be one of these
https://www.google.com/search?q=Changing+Lower+Unit+Oil+johnson+site%3Aiboats.com
compression test
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/compression-test-by-jb.307865/
removing flywheel may be one of these...
@GA_Boater , will try to list most of the links I can find here
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/free-wiring-diagrams-for-johnsons-and-evinrudes-many-years-and-models.500684/
for the ethanol fuel line and carbs, it will be one of these...
