stillnotrunning
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Greetings,
I am a newbie. New to forums. New to rebuilding outboard motors.
I have a a 1980 Johnson 35hp J35ELCSM It unfortuantely was swallowed by floodwaters of Ivan in 2004. At the time ASAP I profusely rinsed and then flooded with gas/oil mix while spinning the flywheel. I oiled the open ports to the best of my then limited knowledge, and covered the motor until I could get back to it. That time has finally come to pass 5 years later.
The motor still spins smoothly, and turns the prop when in gear. There is compression although I don't know how much at this point. Feels reasonable.
Removing the intake manifold, and taking a look at the crankshaft shows rust on the crank. I have pictures I will post as soon as I learn how.
So...
Is it reasonable to try to put it back together and see if it runs?
Or, is this rust a definite total strip down and rebuild?
In your opinion, is this motor worth a complete rebuild?
Thanks!
I am a newbie. New to forums. New to rebuilding outboard motors.
I have a a 1980 Johnson 35hp J35ELCSM It unfortuantely was swallowed by floodwaters of Ivan in 2004. At the time ASAP I profusely rinsed and then flooded with gas/oil mix while spinning the flywheel. I oiled the open ports to the best of my then limited knowledge, and covered the motor until I could get back to it. That time has finally come to pass 5 years later.
The motor still spins smoothly, and turns the prop when in gear. There is compression although I don't know how much at this point. Feels reasonable.
Removing the intake manifold, and taking a look at the crankshaft shows rust on the crank. I have pictures I will post as soon as I learn how.
So...
Is it reasonable to try to put it back together and see if it runs?
Or, is this rust a definite total strip down and rebuild?
In your opinion, is this motor worth a complete rebuild?
Thanks!
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), so I'd oil it like you did before, load it up with 24:1 gas and run it, while at the same time looking for a new motor or power head. The fact the it is not totally frozen after being submerged and not being run for 5 years is a good sign that the oiling you gave it may have saved it. I'd never run it at 50:1 again........