stringtyer
Member
This is just a bit of public celebration. A friend had a '69 Johnson 20 hp that had not been started for about 6 years, he had no boat, no use for the motor, and no inclination to mess with it, so he gave it to me. I have no experience rebuilding outboards but decided to jump in to see what I could do.
I checked compression and spark, both good. Replaced the impeller and rebuilt the carb (that took more nerve that I thought I had). Hooked up the gas tank and pulled. Nothing. Pull, nothing ... repeat. Finally pulled the choke and it fired ... and died. Pumped the bulb and found a small leak in the fuel pump cover. Replaced cover, screen, and gasket ... pulled the choke ... pulled the cord and it fired right up! Looks like I have a good motor for about $60 worth of parts. Happiness!
Now, a question ...
The motor smokes quite a bit. I'm wondering if that will calm down after the motor warms up. Any advice will be appreciated.
I checked compression and spark, both good. Replaced the impeller and rebuilt the carb (that took more nerve that I thought I had). Hooked up the gas tank and pulled. Nothing. Pull, nothing ... repeat. Finally pulled the choke and it fired ... and died. Pumped the bulb and found a small leak in the fuel pump cover. Replaced cover, screen, and gasket ... pulled the choke ... pulled the cord and it fired right up! Looks like I have a good motor for about $60 worth of parts. Happiness!
Now, a question ...
The motor smokes quite a bit. I'm wondering if that will calm down after the motor warms up. Any advice will be appreciated.