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  1. Stickler

    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?
  5. Stickler

    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.
  6. Stickler

    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...
  7. Stickler

    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...
  9. Stickler

    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...
  11. Stickler

    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...
  12. Stickler

    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...
  13. Stickler

    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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    Carb intake gasket question

    Hey everyone, I recently rebuilt the carb on my 1954 cd11, I was glancing at a rebuild procedure and noticed that they mentioned using 2 gaskets on the intake before placing on the carb, it mentioned that the other one was to act as a heat barrier, but in the diagram it shows one, and in my omc...
  15. Stickler

    carb boiling?

    Hi everyone,i just pulled my carb off my cd11,removed all gaskets,packing, and welsh plug,i sprayed it down with carb cleaner in every nook and cranny,then scrubbed it with a tooth brush everywhere i could get it,isprayed it out with compressed air and now the parts are soaking in carb cleaner...
  16. Stickler

    Cd11 high / low jet condition(with new pics)

    I just took off the carb and pulled out the jets, the high speed has a groove worn into it and the low speed tip isnt sharp like the high speed, hard to see but looks flat, i dont know if i can reuse these jets without issues .
  17. Stickler

    Ordering parts for cd11

    I was just wondering if there is a huge difference between a cd11 and cd12 5.5 hp motor, the parts diagram looks the same as my cd11 , I just want to be sure before I order my parts, and the site only dates back to 1955.
  18. Stickler

    CD11 first start

    Hey guys, so i finally got the old1954 CD11 started but........it only starts with handle in fast position , and when i throttle down to just before half throttle it shuts right down and only starts back up in fast position, thinking maybe a carb issue,maybe low speed jets, i have good spark...
  19. Stickler

    1999 polar craft

    I found a used 1999 polar craft 12ft aluminum boat on a classified, its freezing cold so there is no way to see if it leaks,just wondering if anyone can give me some advice on what to look for to make sure im buying a decent boat that i can use this summer, the guy wants 400 for the boat,and it...
  20. Stickler

    New winter project 1954 CD11 5.5hp

    winter is upon us here in Alberta,which means lots of time to restore an oldie.In alberta its hard to find a good old johnson thats reasonably priced,there are adds on kijiji ive seen that are rediculouse, like a 1962 evinrude 5hp and he was asking $1000.00,and then every other person with an...
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