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  1. meyerboy

    1967 3hp power head folding vs non-folding

    In question is a 1967 Johnson 3hp fold-a-way. Can the powerhead from a non-folding motor of the same year be used on the folding version? There is only one part number for both powerheads.. Part # 381821 with the only difference being the adaptor plate ... part# 382072 (or) # 382071. I ask...
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    1966 Evinrude 3hp Run Lean / Run Hot!!

    I rescued this fold-a-way from an abusive owner, and after three hours of cleaning neglect and bad decisions, she is purring away in the tank. This is not a pretty motor, BUT a candidate for a complete rstoration. My question: I was thinking this motor was 15 years in the garage without...
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    1980 West Bend re-coil problem

    If you own a west bend (chrysler) then you will know what I am talking about. The engineering on the starter re-coil has GOT to be the reason Chrysler stopped making outboards. Mine is a 4hp sea king, and the teeth on the swing-clutch won't grab the inside of the flywheel. I took the teeth...
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    Motor I.D. Sea King VWB 5200 4B

    this little guy has had a hard life, but I think I can restore some of it's dignity. I know it is a West Bend, but beyond that I am stumped. It is a single hole, I am thinking a 4 horse? It is loose with what seems to be very good compression. I have never tinkered with a West Bend before...
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    Fuel mix mystery.. at least to me.

    I have always just done what OMC tells me to, but I am getting older now, and I want to know why. I have a JW12 (1956) that requires 16/1 fuel mix, a JW16 (1960) that requires a 24/1 mix, and two JW22's (1967) that calls for 50/1. I THOUGHT that all of the 3hp motors above were the same...
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    CD17 1960 Johnson 5.5 oil foam in tank

    I broke a promise to myself, and bought this motor in peices that were in three or four boxes, with a handfull of bolts in an old hubcap. Took me an afternoon, but got her together, and she started in the third pull. Ran about 2 gallons of gas through just to bring her back from the dead. I...
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    1985 Evinrude 6hp Fuel Mix 100 to 1 ??

    I let my son borrow this motor as a kicker on his Starcraft, and when he returned it to me I noticed for the first time, that there is a sticker next to the gas inlet that says 100 to1 fuel mix. I have owned the motor for years, and never noticed that little sticker. Bottom line: I run the...
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    Update: 1956 Johnson 3hp 60 lbs over 62 lbs what now?

    I learned yet another lesson from the book of OMC!! I took the advise I got here and continued to work on this old 1956 3hp despite the low compression numbers. (60 and 62lbs) I put in new coils, and nothin'... then I put in plugs and wires, all new... nothin' Completely rebuilt the carb...
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    1956 Johnson 3hp 60 lbs over 62 lbs what now?

    Just rescued this one, maybe should have walked away. Kinda beat up, but then so am I, and we were both made the same year. Can't get her to run.... have proven carb, new (omc) coils, new plugs.... then I ran the cylinders and got the 62 over 60 compression numbers. I used a drill to spin her...
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    6hp Evinrude Fisherman is frozen tight

    Just adopted this one from an estate, whereby the owner (now gone) probably was in no condition to start it for 25 years or more. Really clean, looks almost new. 1967 model with a really nice cowl. What do I do first to unfreeze the crank? is there a special lube I can buy to pour in the spark...
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    1968 Johnson 9.5 how hot is too hot?

    I just adopted a really nice little 1968 9.5 from the outboard Gods. This one came from a duck hunter that no longer hunts. It is clean enough to eat off under the cowl, and started on the second pull, though it has been sitting for years in a shed. Before I put it in the tank, I took the...
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    1985 Evinrude 6hp need stock cowl // trade?

    I am restoring a 1985 Evinrude 6hp, and have all systems where I want them except for the cowl. The previous owners son painted the cowl (kind nice actually) and I am a stickler for original stock parts. EDIT Capt. Dave
  13. meyerboy

    1967 Johnson 3hp JHF-22 with Zero Hours

    Found it at a garage sale, fold-up model with case. Powerhead was locked up, so I went in and found the bottom piston rust-tacked to the wall. Took it to my Johnson Mechanic and he confirmed that it has never been fired outside of the factory test. BUT now I am stuck... put in new rings OEM...
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