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I've set out to do a carburetor cleaning and gasket replacement. I was told that this motor has not run for 30 years and that was backed up by there not being a drop of gas in the carburetor or in any of the old hardened fuel lines attached to it. I really didn't see any build up of anything...
My flywheel just sits there, getting cleaner and better protected by various lubricants as I attempt to pull it off its crankshaft. I've been working on this off-and-on for five days, at this point. The good news is that I don't believe I've bent anything on the flywheel or the crankshaft...
Last weekend I purchased a 1956 Johnson 15hp electric start outboard. It has not been run for 20-ish years according to the previous owner. He said that he got it from an old neighbor and hadn't ever run it. It was in his workshop and looks to have been kept inside all this time. No...
