fishermanms
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2007
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OK, Here the scoop:
I just purchased a 1974 Johnson 6HP model 6R74C. I would say on the outside it looks fair to good. Inside looks very clean. I filled up a barrel with water, mounted it, bought a new 6 gal tank, fittings, hose etc. Put 2 gallons of gas with a 50:1 mix, ( 6oz. oil with 2 gal gas. It has not been run in 2 years. The old man told me it ran sweet the last time it used it. He has been disable for 2 yr and stored it in his shop. I gave him $300 for it. I pulled my arm off and finally it started. Lots and lots of smoke. It ran a few minutes, plenty of water coming out from the exhause. Ran a little rough and finally died. Sat there a few minutes and cranked back up, ran a little longer and died. I had to let it sit a lil bit and it cranked again. Shifted fine. Cranked it again this morning, seem to run a lil longer but finally died. Thats the way it does. Runs a lil bit and dies, but will crank back up. Runs better half thottle. Slow it down and it dies, run it too high it dies and it will die after about 4 minutes midrange. Cleaned the plugs but nothing else. Should I invest more or get rid of it? I have a 14ft shallow aluminum boat for it and will use it in small lakes and creeks. I have a 15" transom and I think the motor is also a short shaft. I dont mind putting more money in it as long as I can trust it to crank and run when I need it. Thanks for any good advice...
I just purchased a 1974 Johnson 6HP model 6R74C. I would say on the outside it looks fair to good. Inside looks very clean. I filled up a barrel with water, mounted it, bought a new 6 gal tank, fittings, hose etc. Put 2 gallons of gas with a 50:1 mix, ( 6oz. oil with 2 gal gas. It has not been run in 2 years. The old man told me it ran sweet the last time it used it. He has been disable for 2 yr and stored it in his shop. I gave him $300 for it. I pulled my arm off and finally it started. Lots and lots of smoke. It ran a few minutes, plenty of water coming out from the exhause. Ran a little rough and finally died. Sat there a few minutes and cranked back up, ran a little longer and died. I had to let it sit a lil bit and it cranked again. Shifted fine. Cranked it again this morning, seem to run a lil longer but finally died. Thats the way it does. Runs a lil bit and dies, but will crank back up. Runs better half thottle. Slow it down and it dies, run it too high it dies and it will die after about 4 minutes midrange. Cleaned the plugs but nothing else. Should I invest more or get rid of it? I have a 14ft shallow aluminum boat for it and will use it in small lakes and creeks. I have a 15" transom and I think the motor is also a short shaft. I dont mind putting more money in it as long as I can trust it to crank and run when I need it. Thanks for any good advice...