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    1936 Johnson seahorse!

    I recently picked up this J80 1.7hp seahorse off a guy near me, said it was his fathers motor that he used on his old wooden canoe, only ever been in fresh water Alberta lakes ,pictures looked nice, but was in better shape than I thought. I picked it up for $50, he thought it was worth more, and...
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    Johnnyrude dealer stands

    I came upon a fellow who has two dealer stands for Johnson/evinrude, he had a classified ad online for compressor I was looking at, and noticed the two stands in the background covered in junk, I asked if he wanted to sell them, he said sure make me a fair offer. So my question is, what's a fair...
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    Sand blast cabinet questions

    I recently received a sandblast cabinet,the one from princess auto that stands on four legs, door on side, my buddies uncle gave it to me as he rarely uses it. So now I have it, but need some info on what I will need to get the best use out of it, it's been modified with new light and sealed...
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    Johnson TD 20 fuel tanks

    Hey guys, i recently purchased 2 TD20 johnsons and just noticed that the tanks look the same but have one major difference, one tank has a seam that runs around the whole perimeter,and the other one is seamless, any thoughts?
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    1940something zephyrs

    Hey guys, what in your opinion would be a fair offer on 2 5.2hp zephyrs that don't currently run, one in good shape other complete but parts motor, any thoughts.
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    lower unit install need help please

    I just replaced my impeller,and tried to reinstall the lower unit, icant get it to go all the way on,feels like something is jamming inside, the shift lever is in fwd and so is the lower unit, had a hell of a time with the water tube but realized the sleeve was for aligning the tube, the water...
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    merc 110 9.8 hp 1976

    I have a couple questions i hope you guys can help awnser. Actually several 1. when i removed the lower unit, which was very simple,there was gear oil around the water pump and in random areas of the lower leg, is this normal? there was no water in lower unit just dark gear oil. 2. If the...
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    Merc 110 9.8hp water pump

    Hey all, new to the merc forum, I just got a new to me merc 110 9.8 hp, serial # is 7064427, I'm having trouble identifying the year. The motor hasn't been used in over 5 years, so I put it in a barrel and it started on the second pull, it idled nicely and I noticed no water coming from the pee...
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    repainting engine cover

    Re: repainting engine cover Hi there, when i painted my 1971 4hp cowl it was only one color, i didnt sand between coats,just really good prep and prime, however, i applied my decals then cleared over them, i had to wet sand out some runs and then re clear, dont remember what grit ,just fine wet...
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    CD11 Need advice

    Re: CD11 Need advice Hey guys, so today i got some time to work on my power head situation, i had two hones,a three stone spring load which i used first, it shows more imperfections in cylinder wall than ball type, and it deglazed nice and evenly, i hit each cylinder for about 20 seconds...
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    CD11 Need advice

    So ,today i opened up the power head,as soon as i split the case i noticed water droplets and milky residue, i removed the crankshaft and pistons and this is what i found the pistons are scored,the lower crank journal is blue from getting too hot,and the cylinders have light scoring. Im not to...
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    CD-11 power head overhaul

    Hi everyone, I recently removed my powerhead to change the impeller, and while the lower unit is off decided to do a reseal on it as well. I removed the head and exhaust cover and there is alot of carbon built up everywhere and very thick,also the cylinder walls are varnished but in good...
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    1954 cd11 water pump

    Hey everyone, so today i decided to change the water pump, i removed the power head, disconnected the shift linkage and dropped the lower leg,all went pretty smooth,then i removed the waterpump housing and realized i didnt remove the pin at the top of the crank shaft, i tried using a small punch...
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    1954 johnson cd 11 questions?

    Hi everyone, iv been slowly rebuilding my cd11 and have come across a few things that im unsure of, first off, iv rebuilt the carb with a omc carb kit with new plastic float and all went well with the carb rebuild, so now iv recently started on the ignition system which was all original,badly...
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    pressure tank cleaning

    Hey all, im about to disassemble my 2 line pressure tank( aluminum primer button) it has a couple small leaks and is in pretty good shape for its age, chipped and scratched but no rust at all,what would be the best way to clean out the varnish on the inside, i was thinking castrol super clean...
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