dkonrai
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- May 9, 2009
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i picked up this nice little johnson for 250.00
the low down, dad bought the motor new / serviced since new at the same place. goes out hunting last year motor makes it up river two miles, then dies. old man has to row back (over 86 years young) this was after the shop did a water pump and service.
here is what i found.
water pump was missing the shaft seal. the rubber grommet that fits over the water tube was split / folded over.
thermostat was replaced, and nitwit doesnt install the seal, or retainer for the stat so it gets bent.
throttle cam is missing a little piece so it doesnt quite idle right.
the motor overheated so bad the darn coils melted.
the good, i think i can save her. the cylinder walls still have the cross hatch marks. lower unit is so tight that when the sun hit the lower the drive shaft pushed out. the head is pulled and glass sanded. carb is nice and clean now. new fuel pump. used coils and cdi (i have a few). now all i have to do is wait for the parts.
some picts.
just wanted to share. cant always trust even the best of shops. careless mistakes that almost toasted a motor. i still need to put her together to see if its salvavgable. it had 100 psi/100 psi before i started the teardown. so im hoping that the motor will purr when she is back together.
dino
the low down, dad bought the motor new / serviced since new at the same place. goes out hunting last year motor makes it up river two miles, then dies. old man has to row back (over 86 years young) this was after the shop did a water pump and service.
here is what i found.
water pump was missing the shaft seal. the rubber grommet that fits over the water tube was split / folded over.
thermostat was replaced, and nitwit doesnt install the seal, or retainer for the stat so it gets bent.
throttle cam is missing a little piece so it doesnt quite idle right.
the motor overheated so bad the darn coils melted.
the good, i think i can save her. the cylinder walls still have the cross hatch marks. lower unit is so tight that when the sun hit the lower the drive shaft pushed out. the head is pulled and glass sanded. carb is nice and clean now. new fuel pump. used coils and cdi (i have a few). now all i have to do is wait for the parts.
some picts.
just wanted to share. cant always trust even the best of shops. careless mistakes that almost toasted a motor. i still need to put her together to see if its salvavgable. it had 100 psi/100 psi before i started the teardown. so im hoping that the motor will purr when she is back together.
dino
