Re: Old 30 horse Johnson questions
She's definitely a 1956 Johnson 30. Looks like it's received an Evinrud lower unit transplant at some point. Give it a physical before going much further or investing any money into it. Check the lower unit oil, check the compression, check the condition of the coils. <br /><br />As far as restoring it and then reselling it, VERY few people have done this and actually made any money at it. If you do the work youself, you're looking at about $50 in parts for the ignition rebuild, another $30 for carb rebuild kit and hoses, another $30 for a lower unit seal kit and impeller, another $50 - $70 or so if you can find a new clutch dog, , and I still don't even see a gas tank or controls with the motor. If it's electric start, it'll need the harness and transom-mounted solenoid box. And you stil haven't addressed the cosmetics.... and when you're done you still have to find someone who wants to buy a nearly 50-year old motor that realistically is worth much less than what you'll have into it in time and money (unless you're working less than min. wage).<br /> As you can see, "restoring" a motor for resale really isn't practical. Those that do it, don't do it for the money, rather they're often just trying to break even at their hobby. Gives them something to do over the winter and have fun at the same time...<br />- Scott