Recent content by Soot87

I have an 1970 Johnson 20 hp that I thought I ruined by stripping the lower unit bolts and someone suggested I try a helicoil thread repair kit on. I was telling my father in law about it low and behold we discovered that one of the lower bolt holes already had a helicoil in it(the only one that...

I picked up a 1970 Johnson 20 hp for $40 and low and behold it starts but it’s pumping no water so I need to change the impellor. I’ve done this on an old mercury so I have a general idea how to do this and have watched a few videos of similar engines. My question is the shift linkage flat head...

I've got a little seepage right where the upper and lower. How big of an issue is this? Just keep the gear oil topped off or change it more frequently? I tightened the bolts a little and seemed to make a small difference. I'm not talking about a lot of seeping. Thanks for any feedback.

So I'm aware I got off on some spines. I've tried putting in neutral reverse and forward. Not sure what to do now. How do I get lined back up? I've taken it off and put it back on about 6 times now. Figured all I could do was ask. Thanks for any help.

Hi I got an impeller for my motor. Got the lower off and everything apart. Going to put the impeller in and I notice the impeller pin groove is different than the one that came off. Based on the serial number this should be a 1965 so that is the impeller I got. However there is a different...

I have a 1965 merc 60 runs great 1 pull. My problem is it's not spitting water as great as I want it to. It's sputtering out of the exhaust fine and it's not over heating. Ran it for 30-40 minutes today did not over heat. It's not spitting out of the pisser on the side. From what I can tell from...