Little rascal followed me home

[bullie]

I will give it a bath tomorrow. Compression was 90/80. I did find a little rust in the bottom cylinder. Advice? I pulled the exhaust cover but couldn’t tell much. I think I will pull the head tomorrow for a good look see.

[ken-w]

leaky head gasket

[fleetwin]

Definitely worth pulling the exhaust cover and head, just to make sure everything is OK and the rings aren’t rusted in place. How’s the fuel tank? Looks like a great project that will run great.

[bullie]

I pulled the exhaust cover last night and didn’t see anything I though was bad. Lots of carbon on the piston tops but the sides of the piston and the cylinders looked pretty good. But, those are little bitty ports to try to see through. I pressed on the rings and they moved and sprung back so I don’t think they are stuck or broken.

I am gonna pull the head after cleaning things up and get a good look. The fuel tank looks good inside. Kinda crusty and stinky but no rust.

[bullie]

What would be good to get the grease off of this thing without taking the paint off? The stuff I usually use is way too strong. It took a good deal of the paint off the powerhead when I tried to get the grease off. Not a big deal on this motor but I need something else to use on the parts that show.

[brian]

I use regular Dawn with warm water for those parts.

[bullie]

Now that I look back at my "pre-cleaning" picture there was a lot of red already showing. I thought I was taking the paint off.

[PugetSoundBoater]

i have used LA Awesome spray cleaner from the Dollar Tree store,works darn good. Scrub the tough build up with your wife’s toothbrush for best results .I rinse with water afterwords. Would recommend a new toothbrush in her Xmas stocking for even better results. 😀

"Some people want to know how a watch works, others just want to know what time it is"
Robbie Robertson

[bullie]

Well, I will defer to the experts here but why would someone spend so much time trying to make a Johnson look like an Evinrude?

I cleaned off the ID plate enough to read the numbers last night and even asked Dan in TN about some gaskets but it never dawned on me that it read JW-13. I guess when I was cleaning the round ID medallion a little while ago and saw a SEA HORSE on it my brain fart dimmed. The red paint should have been a tip-off. Go figure.

[Tubs]

quote Bullie:

Well, I will defer to the experts here but why would someone spend so
much time trying to make a Johnson look like an Evinrude?

Most likely you have the best parts from 2 motors.
(Johnson power head / rest mostly Evinrude)

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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