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  1. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Correct, but if everything up top looks like it did on the bottom end, I suspect they had been just replaced before it was stored. Plugs were very new looking, only minimal discoloration, brand new wires and boots.. I think most of my time is going to be spent dealing with the 63 year old...
  2. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Awesome, so tomorrow I’ll order up the seals for the gear housing, and a carb kit. In the mean time I’ll pull the flywheel to inspect the points and condensers. And probably put those on order as well with the coils.
  3. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    The top cylinder has 90psi compression and the bottom cylinder had 94 PSI. Are these numbers low enough to cause concern?
  4. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    The last pic was my first bead… I ended up grinding it down and laying another bead… now you can’t tell where I welded the crack.
  5. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Ohh I’m sure it’s a crack… oil poured out even through the JB Weld crap the PO put on it. I welded it all up yesterday and am in the finishing stages of machining it all down smooth again. I’ll look around FleeBay and see what I can for the spaghetti seal. Thanks Pappy, I’m going to run a...
  6. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    When I pulled the gear case housing assembly off of the lower unit, the pinion gear fell off the shaft. When it fell off, all of the roller bearing fell out of the roller bearing race. Looking up the part it’s $134.00 from http://www.MarieEngine.com...
  7. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Thanks once again Pappy, your information was priceless. I got all the JB Weld cleaned off and the crack opened up for welding tomorrow.
  8. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Thanks, I think I’m going to try my luck with welding it first… yes it might be more time consuming than just replacing it, but I’m fairly confident in my skills with the welder and brazing rods. I want to save my budget for the more expensive parts. Speaking of more expensive parts, how do I...
  9. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    I agree that there should be ZERO RTV in this assembly. I have the seals on order. Thank you for clarifying the vacuum switch and it’s function. So far I have only found one skeg on eBay, and I wouldn’t put it on any motor… it’s pitted way to bad, and the bearing retainers look to be worn...
  10. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    One other question, what is the part in the picture with the hose and several wires connected to it?
  11. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    I brought the old Johnson home last night and was finally able to inspect it myself for the first time this afternoon. I can confirm it is in fact a 1958 Johnson 35 HP. The mode number is FDE-19. I still need to buy/rent a compression tester to test the compression. However when I pull the...
  12. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Thank you Pappy.
  13. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Can I use a newer style control box and cables and then retrofit the motor to accept the new controls?
  14. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    I don’t have any pictures of the control box at the moment, but if I remember correctly from digging into it last year, the cable went through the rack gear and was held in place by set screw, but then again I could be totally off base with that thought. I’m heading out to the boat today to...
  15. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    This is probably going higher up on my priorities than should be… but only because my Throttle cable is broken and I have a running 1963 18 hp Johnson on the boat already. I don’t plan on this 35 hp to be ready to cruise this fall. The fall Kokanee strike is almost here, so I need the boat in...
  16. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    I pick up the motor on September 1st. 1st thing I plan on doing is the compression test. If compression tests out good, I see from the pictures that the gearbox is going to need to be re-sealed at a minimum (after replacing the impeller of course). Once I get my grubby hands on the motor I...
  17. Slimcowboy1978

    57 - 58 Johnson badges

    I am hoping you are correct. I go pick up the motor next week.
  18. Slimcowboy1978

    Free Late 50’s Johnson 35 HP Seahorse motor

    Is there a way to conver the pin drive prop to a more standard type of prop? Or is there a good source for finding these obsolete props? I found that the prop is a 10 1/2” X 13” Johnson Part Number 384460. Marineengine.com wants $189.00 for it, and I found one on eBay for $160.00. What I...
  19. Slimcowboy1978

    1963 Johnson FD-17B 18hp prep for season questions

    This motor is up for sale in La Grande Oregon. $700.00 to Tin-Boat members, otherwise asking $900 with both fuel tanks.
  20. Slimcowboy1978

    57 - 58 Johnson badges

    Are you still selling these?
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