TD-20 (first restoration)

[DPoco]

Bought my 47' johnson seahorse TD-20 at a garage sale for 20 bucks, figured it would be a good start for getting into outboards on a budget. So far it doesnt have spark and am trying to fix that I beleive a coil may be bad. Want to know where i can find parts for it as i have a feeling itll need alot of work. Also does anyone know the torques for the headbolts and flywheel or a common amount that would work? I am also considering a full on restoration (running, repaint, new stickers) where could i find the paint color needed for that and the stickers, preferably without breaking the bank. Thank you

 

[RCO]

The coils on those are usually still good if not physically damaged or cracked. Try cleaning and adjusting the points first. The paint color for that motor is Johnson "Sea Mist green". Try effenaco or nymarine for paint and decals . There is a seller on eBay that sells reproduction water pump rotors and the leather washers for the carburetor .

 

[fireman57]

Manual available at ken cook all one word dot com. Parts list at a lot of websites by typing in omc parts. There is also a list of salvage yards in the sticky notes at the top of the page.

 

[DPoco]

ok thanks for the pointers ill have to check those out

 

[Crosbyman]

poche family site provides some info …. good read

leather seals for the priming pump are available from a AOMCI member

read the section on cleaning the carb for seal info​

Send $10.00 per set (cash only, no checks) and SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) to: Lloyd Lautner, 9289 North Long Lake Road, Traverse City, Michigan 4968​

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http://www.pochefamily.org/outboard/

 

[F_R]

Those coils usually are good. But the points are very difficult to clean in place. Remove the points and take them apart. Degrease everything and polish the points contacts individually. Reassemble and set gap to 0.020" at widest opening. Do one set at a time so you have a sample of how they go together, and don't lose any of the small insulators, etc. You probably will have spark when you get done.