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As the title says, I am also working on a Johnson AB-25, the salt water version of the A-25. I have the magneto off for spark plug wire replacement, so decided to clean the carb and generally look it over as it is new to me.
I discovered that it does have spark(gotta love those Johnson coils), and was putting the plugs back when I noticed this!
Pistons were upside down, so removed cylinders and put the moving parts in their proper location on the crankshaft.
David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter"I don't fully understand everything I know!"
Did they get the connecting rods on the correct sides?
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
Is your motor a 1926 by chance? 1927 would have seen the arrival of the A-35. I don’t know if that one came in a bronze version.
Re the backwards/upside down pistons, have seen it numerous times. I suppose its easy to forget which way the pistons ought to be installed if the assembler flips the crankshaft upside down and looses track of which end is up.
This is a Johnson BN that had the same problem
The next day it took me out on the lake. I think they are extra grateful after you fix them.
PM T2
He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...
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Not Mine. From my picture files.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
Tubs,
This is from my motor. Pretty close in number.
David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter"I don't fully understand everything I know!"
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