1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

[asdasc]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Oh man! I six year old thread, I didn't even realize it. So does that mean I am not going to be able to give away that boat?

Free to anyone. I hate to burn it. It has such nice lines...

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Yea, maybe I helped you a little by reviving it. You have another chance to find a home for it.

 

[asdasc]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

My wife says she is saving it until I die, then she is going to throw a viking funeral.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

There you go. If nobody here wants it, you might try craigslist. This would be awesome for yard decor.

 

[56 rude]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

My wife says she is saving it until I die, then she is going to throw a viking funeral.

Boy i wish i lived close to you ,that boat is saveable.Wood is easy to work with and it doesnt hurt to have a friend that took boat building and rebuilds exactly what you have there.My 54 /25 has tiller as do all my oldies which goes great with my oldie woody,lol.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Hey 56 rude, that boat looks quite similar to the one your 33 was mounted on. Too bad you couldn't get ahold of this one.

 

[samo_ott]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Leon, that brings back memories of mine! It didn't have the tiller handle, either! Mine was a '53 model. I was so pleased when a fellow aomci member came through with a tiller handle in great shape for a great price. They're outrageously high on ebay and rare now as well.
Good luck finding yours. I'll keep an eye out for one and send you a pm if I see one.
Since we're posting pics of our newest ugly motors, here's a pic of my newest addition I got the day before yesterday. My son and I are going to test it in just a minute on the lake. It's a 15hp superfastwin and boy is it ugly. It's a frankenstein monster right now and has a green qd-14 lower unit on it now, but the lower unit holds gear good and doesn't leak a drop! Cranks easy. I just need to get a new float and clean the carb a little better because it seems to be getting a little trash in the slow speed circuit. When I test it out and all is well, I'll fix that carb right. It has great compression (110lbs. on both cylinders) so I expect it will be a nice motor when I finish. I don't like frankenstein much so I'll have to paint it.
later,
JBJ

Jason, it is ugly, but if the LU holds oil I'd be happy! Most of my old ones all take on some water at some point...

 

[wbeaton]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

That old Peterborough is in tough shape. I'd still take it off your hands, though, if I wasn't so far away.

The RD is a nice motor. Are you sure its a 1954 RD-16? The decals match the 1953 RD-15. Good luck with it. I couldn't tell by the photos, but does it have its vacuum cut-out switch?

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Are you refering to mine? If so, I didn't see a vacuum cout out switch on it either. So, maybe mine is a '53? I just looked at one of the photos on this thread and sure enough, the decals do match the one on the '53. The guy I bought it from said it was a '54, but then again, the ID plate is missing.

Leon

 

[pdylin]

Re: 1954 Johnson 25 HP Restoration

Hey. I got that same engine this summer (RDE-16). It's loud n stinky but runs well But mine is electric start.

Do the carb. Check your coils. There is a inspection hole in your flywheel. Take off the pull starter and you can look in and see the ignition. My coils were fried. I have attached a photo of mine when I opened her up. Unfortunately the guy before me painted it black as I think he wanted a merc!

One thing I hate is taking off those 10 screws or so to take the cowling off... WHAT A PAIN!!!

Oh, and mine had a stripped plug hole so I pulled the head off my seized '61 Viking 25hp as it was the same 35.7 cubic inch engine and used the same head gasket and it worked great!

And I have not done my carb yet but need to as it leaks gas when it's tilted up. I bought the kit and will get it done in the spring probably.

I just picked up the same engine. My question is does the crankshaft cam slide down past the keyway compressing the spring? This would tell me that the cam is held in position by only the pin comming out of the crankshaft .The flywheel would torque down on the key and not the cam since the cam would be to low riding on the wiper for the points
I can’t see it working any other way..

 

[Crosbyman]

original post is 16 years old !!!! best to start fresh with a new post
(site policy i think)

btw servicing your oldy is best done with the johnson "bible" $20 for all you need !! to calm all your doubts

1922-1964 Johnson 302231 Outboard Service Manual

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