Fritz Kletke
Cadet
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- Apr 20, 2015
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UPDATE NOW ON YouTube .If you would like to see this motor in action.
On YouTube search "all fritz Johnson 40 HP".
The motor looks close to new. The fellow I purchased it from said it belonged to his father and he only remembers it being used a few times. For some reason his father sold the boat but not the motor. He was only about ten at the time and could not remember the details. It has been setting covered in his father's basement until last fall. From the looks of the flywheel teeth I would guess this old girl has only been started twenty-five or thirty times. It has a 1963 Ohio outboard sticker on it, I have no idea if these were annual or multi-year.
I mixed up some gas and oil, heavy on the oil and sprayed some in both sparkplug holes and in the carburetor. Checked compression and spark, both are fine. Next I drained the lower end and replaced the gear lube old lube looked as good as the new. Then put it in my basement for the winter. It will be going on a 1963 14' aluminum Aero-Craft that I am redoing. All being carried on a 1956 Gator tilt trailer that I finished last fall. I plan on this being a regular user.
Now the Questions,
How long do the original coils last ? What makes them go bad ? Should I just replace them ?
I assume it will start. Should I see if it pumps water or just replace the impeller ?
What about the lower end, run it and check the gear lube or just put in a new seal kit ?
Thanks, Fritz
On YouTube search "all fritz Johnson 40 HP".
The motor looks close to new. The fellow I purchased it from said it belonged to his father and he only remembers it being used a few times. For some reason his father sold the boat but not the motor. He was only about ten at the time and could not remember the details. It has been setting covered in his father's basement until last fall. From the looks of the flywheel teeth I would guess this old girl has only been started twenty-five or thirty times. It has a 1963 Ohio outboard sticker on it, I have no idea if these were annual or multi-year.
I mixed up some gas and oil, heavy on the oil and sprayed some in both sparkplug holes and in the carburetor. Checked compression and spark, both are fine. Next I drained the lower end and replaced the gear lube old lube looked as good as the new. Then put it in my basement for the winter. It will be going on a 1963 14' aluminum Aero-Craft that I am redoing. All being carried on a 1956 Gator tilt trailer that I finished last fall. I plan on this being a regular user.
Now the Questions,
How long do the original coils last ? What makes them go bad ? Should I just replace them ?
I assume it will start. Should I see if it pumps water or just replace the impeller ?
What about the lower end, run it and check the gear lube or just put in a new seal kit ?
Thanks, Fritz
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