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    OLD MOTOR 18 H JOHSON QUESTIONS

    httpwwwoppenauercomOLDJOHNhtml://../_. this one looks good but needs a tank with 2 lines the ones i have are old and rusty. can this be until? untill i have tank will filling the reservoir resouvour that leads to carb carb work for trying start stert it just to see if it goes. it has lots of spark.
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    OLD 18 H JOHN PLEASE TELL ME SOMTHING ABOUT HIM

    I HAVE AN OLD MOTOR THAT LOOKS GOOD ON THE INSIDE . IT HAS A 2 LINE OR HOSE GAS SYSTEM. DO I HAVE TO GET A TANK AND ATTACHMENTS FOR IT OR CAN IT BE CONVERTED. ALSO TRIED TO START IT BY PUTTING GAS /OIL IN GLASS RESERVOIR JUST BEFORE CRAB, CAN I WORK ON STARTING IT THIS WAY TILL I GET A TANK...
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    PREVIOUS POSTS

    DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET TO THE SECTION WHERE IT SHOWES ALL PRIOR POSTS ONE MADE.
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    PREVIOUS POSTS

    DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET TO THE SECTION WHERE IT SHOWES ALL PRIOR POSTS ONE MADE.
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    STRINGER REPAIR getting contraversial! hasen't everyone fixed a stringer?

    Please see: www.oppenauer.com/CAPPACHINO <br />This boat is just a clunker to us and the plywood except the middle where the stringer is good.<br />The hull like new, the stringers on the side are totally covered with glass and great shape.<br />The stringer (keel) in question is perfect for...
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    PLEASE LOOK AT MY ROTTED STRINGER

    Hello <br />We intend to use this boat for a year or 2 and not spend much doe or time restoring it.<br />Is there a quick and easy trick to repairing this stringer. Also is a stringer very important to the integrity of the hull or more to keep it separate from the floor.<br />...
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    please help I.D. my wooden boat

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    still can't load pic onto this page

    I was told how and it seems easy but i can't find the image button on the add new topic page.<br />thanks.<br />Rob
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    photo test

    just trying to see how to place an image in text.<br />url methode.<br /> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1121044/oppenauerwoodenboat.jpg <br /><br />html methode<br /><br /><img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1121044/oppenauerwoodenboat.jpg' width=709 height=500 >
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    cold again, oil furnace reset trouble

    I have been using diesel in the old oil furnace until the gas one gets installed it runs out a lot so I prime the pump and pushed the red reset button (was told how to do that in this forum) the motor starts running then goes off a few times, eventually oil starts coming out of the loosened...
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    Diesel for oil furnace, now it won’t start

    Hello<br />Ran out of oil yesterday and since I’m switching to natural gas any day now I just put about 10 gallons of diesel fuel in the basement tank. The water heater and the furnace won’t start after I push their reset buttons. Is it that the oil will take a time to get to the burners? Any...
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    painted motor

    Hello<br /><br />Any techniques to making an old motor cover (well cover is probably not the best word I mean the thing the cover goes on, the metal that fits over the whole shebang. hood?, casing?, top?, enclosure?, what is it called anyway?) look original and new? I suppose you sand and paint...
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    Painted top ends

    Hello<br /><br />Any techniques to making an old motor cover (well cover is probably not the best word I mean the thing the cover goes on, the metal that fits over the whole shebang. hood?, casing?, top?, enclosure?, what is it called anyway?) look original and new? I suppose you sand and...
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    What is the missing part?

    Hello<br />The FDE-11 1957 18 HP Johnson I am trying to fix has a plate, cover or something missing on a reservoir just on top of the carb. I don’t know if i can just make a metal plate or if it needs a part.<br />Is this a air filter chamber like on a lawnmower that holds a sponge? Should the...
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    old motor info requested

    Hello<br /><br />Picked up 3 motors today and wonder if anyone can tell me anything about them.<br />year, reputation, etc.<br /><br />-McCulloch 3.5 horse ser. 65300310-C1562 couldn’t see a mod. no. white, Canadian made, built in gas tank.<br /><br />-Johnson seahorse 18 h. mod. FDE 11...
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    Well Pump Mystery

    Hello<br /><br />My well goes semi dry now and then in a dry summer. It’s about 60 feet deep and uses a single<br />hose to the well jet pump. Usually by this time of year the water comes back and we can stop turning our pump on and off as we need it and just leave it to do it automatically The...
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    Looking for a good Home Repair Forum

    Hello<br /><br />This Forum is working so well for me that it would be nice to find a good Home Repair Forum. does anyone know of one.<br />thank you
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    Canadian winter lower end protection

    Hello<br /><br />Someone told me that the lower end could crack if water is in the oil and it freezes. How likely is this? It’s starting to freeze here and I really don’t want to change the oil in all the motors. What’s the next best safety precaution? I have a 1946 5h Johnson that was laying...
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    Noise levels on land

    Hello<br /><br />I am just curious about something I recently noticed when starting motors in the driveway. I ran 33h 1967 Rudy only for a short time since cooling system wasn’t working and it was very quite even out of water. When I ran 1980 50h Johnny it was an ear shattering exhaust noise.
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    Running motor on land

    Hello<br /><br />Is there another system for running water through the motor besides the clamp with the big suction cups? On my 1067 evinrude 33 h the intake holes don’t seem to work with this method.<br />If I put the lower unit in a barrel of water can I take the propeller off to run it.<br...
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