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1950's 10 HP Johnson rescue
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<blockquote data-quote="Pappy" data-source="post: 362079" data-attributes="member: 3278"><p>Sounds like a fun engine!</p><p>If shift is on the side then it is 1955 or later. </p><p>If it was originally a green 10hp with the shift on the side then it was a 1955 only engine. </p><p>1956 and later went to the Holiday Bronze paint colors. </p><p>The 1955, 56, and 57 years all had the heavier duty 15/18hp lower unit on them. Starting in 1958 that changed to the smaller unit. </p><p>If it is indeed a 1955 then make sure you run a heavy oil mixture. That particular year had a habit of quickly wearing out the cylinder walls to the point there was a ridge in them and/or wearing out the wrist pin bores in the pistons. Not a big issue these days as most of us don't run these vintage engines like they were originally run and you apparently have a survivor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pappy, post: 362079, member: 3278"] Sounds like a fun engine! If shift is on the side then it is 1955 or later. If it was originally a green 10hp with the shift on the side then it was a 1955 only engine. 1956 and later went to the Holiday Bronze paint colors. The 1955, 56, and 57 years all had the heavier duty 15/18hp lower unit on them. Starting in 1958 that changed to the smaller unit. If it is indeed a 1955 then make sure you run a heavy oil mixture. That particular year had a habit of quickly wearing out the cylinder walls to the point there was a ridge in them and/or wearing out the wrist pin bores in the pistons. Not a big issue these days as most of us don't run these vintage engines like they were originally run and you apparently have a survivor. [/QUOTE]
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