Johnson AB-25 Restoration

[muddog2]

Here is a Johnson AB 25 I have been working on. Trying to get it running again. Has compression and the previous owner said it ran 5 years ago, but the wires got hot so he turned it off.

Progress

Robert

[muddog2]

The kill switch wire on this motor is a braided wire. The cloth casing is coming off and I was doing renovation on a 1930’s house and got some telephone wire that is the same size with good casing on it. The wire is a single wire. Will this work?
Thanks, Robert

[stanley]

Should work.If it doesn’t,you’ll know when you lose spark or the engine won’t stop when you want.

[Mumbles]

Your motor has the very desirable brass/bronze gearcase and A/V plate on it!

[PM T2]

Lower unit aside, the real desirable part on this motor is the wood tiller handle originally wrapped in leather. Save that puppy. Repro-s are selling for north of $50 US and they are good repops, but not exact copies (slight dimensional differences make the repops larger than originals)

Best,
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...

[muddog2]

Thanks, if I get it running, I will not use the original handle when I take it out.

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