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So I dropped my lower unit and opened it up because it wasn't catching forward and reverse like it should. The previous owner had filled it with bearing grease from the looks of it. I used brake cleaner to get all that gunk out. I could not find the seal kit for my motor listed anywhere so...
I recently purchased a 17' jon boat that came with a 1956 Johnson 15HP outboard that I can't get started. It would turn over when I squirted some gas mix into the carb, but not run in the barrel. I first cleaned and rebuilt the carb 4 times with no luck. I replaced the fuel lines including...
