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1954 Johnson 25hp (RD-16) back in service after decades of non-usage
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<blockquote data-quote="Pappy" data-source="post: 480735" data-attributes="member: 3278"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">A good customer brought this in to me a couple weeks ago to go through completely and I mean completely. When I got done stripping it there was nothing but transom brackets, exhaust housing and powerhead. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Complete new ignition on it now. This engine has a vertical double pulley/cable system attached to the throttle gears on the port side that is used to advance and retard the throttle. Kind of like a motorcycle. Everything was frozen up except the powerhead. Internals on the gearcase were the best I have ever seen for this vintage. Showed very little wear. Carb was pretty dirty but we have a 5-gallon ultrasonic at work similar to mine at home so the carb parts, ignition castings, pulleys and cables and some gearcase parts went in that. I pulled new parts and cleaned things up while the Ultrasonic did it's magic. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">After who knows how many decades this engine started on the first pull prior to me doing the video on it. Had to be shut off with the choke so it took two pulls to clear the engine and one to start it for the video engine start. Engine is very tight overall and shows little time on it. For their time they were pretty darn fast and light. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Here is a short video on it for you. Was pretty cold for Florida today so this boy was wearing two shirts and a heavy jacket. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYPRXsD4c8&lc=UgzaZrpaK5TnLcE3QFN4AaABAg</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pappy, post: 480735, member: 3278"] [size=5]A good customer brought this in to me a couple weeks ago to go through completely and I mean completely. When I got done stripping it there was nothing but transom brackets, exhaust housing and powerhead. Complete new ignition on it now. This engine has a vertical double pulley/cable system attached to the throttle gears on the port side that is used to advance and retard the throttle. Kind of like a motorcycle. Everything was frozen up except the powerhead. Internals on the gearcase were the best I have ever seen for this vintage. Showed very little wear. Carb was pretty dirty but we have a 5-gallon ultrasonic at work similar to mine at home so the carb parts, ignition castings, pulleys and cables and some gearcase parts went in that. I pulled new parts and cleaned things up while the Ultrasonic did it's magic. After who knows how many decades this engine started on the first pull prior to me doing the video on it. Had to be shut off with the choke so it took two pulls to clear the engine and one to start it for the video engine start. Engine is very tight overall and shows little time on it. For their time they were pretty darn fast and light. Here is a short video on it for you. Was pretty cold for Florida today so this boy was wearing two shirts and a heavy jacket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYPRXsD4c8&lc=UgzaZrpaK5TnLcE3QFN4AaABAg[/size] [/QUOTE]
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