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I bought a 1973 johnson 50hp 2 stroke a few weeks ago.. This motor sounded great, very quiet for a 2 stroke motor.. I had it out on water twice. The first time it ran awesome, it was strong throughout the throttle and still quiet, no pings or knocks..
. The second time it ran great again...
So I bought a 1973 fabuglas boat the other day. The guy had taken off the power trim cause trim motor had went bad...it was a arco 6228 motor that had been taken off a prestolite hya-5004.. The motor was in pieces and im not real sure if it was ever really on the motor... Anyhow I researched the...