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    1959 Johnson Issues

    Well I have a 1959 johnson 35 Hp that really has me confused. Its a good running outboard, really moves my 14' 6 Lonestar. The trouble that I am having is after running the engine for about 5 min at WOT it will overheat (steam will be coming out and it quit running on me the first time this...
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    1959 Johnson Parts

    Hello Everyone, I am working on a 1959 Johnson 35 HP, I need some information on where to get powerhead gaskets, seals and I think I'll put a set of rings in. Before I paint the old motor I think I'll make sure everything is sound. Any ideas on where I can find these parts? Thanks...
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    1959 Johnson 35 Hp

    Hello everyone, I have a 1959 Johnson 35 Hp and it runs pretty well. The only problem is when the engine is pulled up in the transport position I get some fuel inside the cowl. Of coarse I have the fuel line disconnected. Usually before I pull the boat out of the water I will disconnect the...
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    Shift Lever?

    Hello all, I am still restoring my 1959 35 Hp Johnson, I have run it for about a month and it has done really well. The only thing I have left before I do some paint is the shift lever. The lever has too much play in it, I have put in a new clutch, fork, and cradle. The play is from wear in...
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    Another Issue

    Hello, I have done a lot of work on my 59 johnson 35hp, and I finally goy her out on the water a few times and it ran well for about 300 yards and then it acts like it is either flooding or running out of fuel. I can bring it back down to an idle (it will not die), then full throttle, and it...
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    pressure relief valve

    Hi to all, I have a 59 johnson 35 Hp and I can not find the part number for the pressure relief valve under the thermostat. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Johnson water question

    Hi all, Thanks for all the help on my previous question, but I got a question about the water comming out of this engine at high speed. This weekend while we were out on the lake I finally got to open it up. I noticed at idle water comes out of the pee hole like a small shower head, but at...
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    59 Johnson Coil question

    Hello All, I have been working on my 35 Hp johnson and found that it seems to be running on one cylinder. The cylinder that I suspect is bad has spark but it is very poor and kinda intermittent. Is this usually the way that a coil goes bad? Also when the engine is running it will cough and pick...
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    Johnson compression

    Hello all, I have a 1959 35HP johnson. I took it out after rebuilding the carb and it would never reach WOT. It would bog down and smoke, after adjusting on the carb all day I checked the compression. The compression is about 110psi on both cylinders after about four complete rotations, Is...
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    lower unit question

    Hi all I have a 35 hp johnson 1959 model. I just put on a new set of coils , new head gasket , thermostat , and rebuilt the carb. I put it in the water and it runs great, except for the clutch slipping in forward. I have looked at the clutch dog and forward gear and they look fine to me. Has...
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    1959 35 hp johnson

    Hi all, I have recently purchased a boat with a 1959 35hp johnson I ran it for a bit and it began to smoke pretty bad and run rough. So I ran a compression test on it, the pressures were both around 120 psi. So I put new coils, wires, points, and plugs in and still the same results. It also...
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