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    Johnson cd-12 overhaul

    Hi all, I took out my a cd-12 yesterday that i put new rings and honed the cylinders and all the other overhaul stuff. Not thinking I just ran it like a motor that was already broken in. mostly wide open. though not for overly long periods. and once with my 230lb brother in the boat for...
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    1955 johnson 5.5 doesn't stay running lower than the start position

    Hello, I am starting a cd-12 after an overhaul and It runs rich and idles like on the slow position but it it on the start position. when turned down to the shift position it dies like it was the stop position..not to say it doesn't idle good, it does but I've tried adjusting the handle...
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    Johnson cd-12 5.5 low speed idle problem

    Hi all, I have been working on this motor for 2&1/2 months and I finally have it ready to run. I started It today, and It really wants to run,...but..while it runs good at start and above, after some adjustment, It really runs good, but if you drop below start, it dies. As soon as the lever...
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    Johnson cd-12 restoration....Sunk?

    Hi everyone, When I first got this motor, I tested compression and it was 40 in both cylinders and I figured since both cylinders were so close, I'd hone and re ring it. So I did. everything looked goodthere was a little rust in the top cyl, but it honed out pretty good. and I put brand new...
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    Evinrude 4 gallon cruise a day gas tank refurb.

    I am putting new gaskets and washers on my 2 line gas can and the diaphragm looks kind of dried out, id like to replace it, but I cant see any way to remove those two support plates, they look permanently made together with the pushbutton attached. does anyone know how to replace this?
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    Johnson cd-12 timing

    I am ready to set the timing on my 5.5 Johnson cd-12. I don't see any timing marks on the flywheel. Do I need to get some sort of timing fixture? Or are there marks on the flywheel I am not seeing? thanksin advance...Tony. ps..I plan on putting some pics of the motor when Its finished...
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    CD-12 restoration question

    I am trying to keep this cd 12 as close to original as possible, I know it probably seems nit picky, but I cant tell from pictures what color the little metal plate is on the pull starter handle. At first it looked like bare metal, then I thought it was green, now I think it may be the cream...
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    Reed plate gaskets...Johnson cd-12

    I was looking through the old posts and i came across one that said you should not put any sealer on intake manifold gaskets, or carbuerator gaskets, ot the passages will get blocked. I just reassembled the power head and used a light coating of that peanut butter looking johnson/evinrude...
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    Johnson cd-12 restoration

    My restoration of a 5.5 cd 12 is going well, Ive had some problem's but I worked through them and learned alot, thanks in part to the folks on this fourm. Now I'm having trouble finding a hood holdown wingnut, when I got the motor one was broken off and I had to drill it out. Short of buying...
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    2 line connector not sealing

    I just replaced two orings in a old two line connector, and they don't seal good, I think when it it is hooked up to the motor it will seal good, but when disconnected it will leak. I read an old post on here about a jig to completely take apart these connectors and fix them right. If anyone...
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    CD-12 shift problems

    I am trying to restore a 1955 cd-12 5.5 hp. replaced the worn clutch dog and changed the seals, now when I put it back together It stays in reverse in the reverse position and in the neutral position. I can get it into neutral if I put the shift lever between the neutral and the forward...
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