I would like opinions

[buggyman20]

Can as many of you give an opinion on if you think it is worth repairing a 22 year old 120 hp johnson. It has no spark right now and I do not have the special equipment to check the coils and stator and other items. Please let me know what you all think. Thanks

 

[1973Chieftain]

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Might be worth taking in to a shop and ask them this question. A 1990 is not very new, but even on CL a working one is probably going to be over $1500. If its only $400-$600 to repair you would still be ahead.

 

[kmarine]

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I would have it looked at by a mechanic. They can recomend what options are the best. If your boat can be fixed for a couple of hundred dollars why replace the entire engine. Your problemb may be a corroded wire of a bad cdi. Get a estimate and a compression test then make the decision.

 

[26aftcab454]

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as long as you have good compresion on all cylinders everything else is do-able.-Fuel-air-spark & timing.

 

[buggyman20]

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Compression is cyl 1 and 3 is 120 psi and 2 an 4 is 110 psi

 

[BonairII]

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Did you just buy the motor?

Your compression is good. A decarb might bring #2 and #4 compression up a bit(worth a try anyway).

I would def buy a service manual and work on it yourself. Even if you end up paying $200-300 in parts to get her running well....you'd still be way ahead of the game.

 

[ezmobee]

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That motor is absolutely worth fixing.

 

[timfives]

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Yeah, i've been looking for that vintage motor to match my existing 90, they are going for on average 1100. so i would think it is worth fixing. Like other said if you have compression then it shouldn't be to "hard" to get it running.

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Can as many of you give an opinion on if you think it is worth repairing a 22 year old 120 hp johnson. It has no spark right now and I do not have the special equipment to check the coils and stator and other items. Please let me know what you all think. Thanks

 

[emdsapmgr]

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It's not unusual for there to be slight compression variations between heads due to normal factory manufacturing variances.