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Just curious where do you have the throttle set at when you are trying to start it. If you are going by the band on the tiller and setting it at start try opening it up a little more. I have an AD-11, 7.5 hp that if you put it on start you will never get it started when cold, you have to open it...

Try your local dealer and marineengine.com works well for me.

+1, to what Pappy said (nice little motor and support your local dealer when you can). I have the Johnson version of that engine, an LD-10. Most all the parts are pretty easy to find with the prop being the hardest to locate. I happened to find a brand new one at my local dealer, it was packed...

If you really want a motor of that style, and they are fun to tinker with, I would go to the aomci.org site and try to find a meet in your local area. That is a fairly common type motor and you should be able to find a running one for $50. I prefer the TN series myself, they have a neutral...

Compression on my 15 is 140+, I would think the 18 should be in the same range.

For a parts breakdown try Tohatsuoutboardparts.com (Nissan are made by Tohatsu just a different color)

They are a very good engine, well built and tough. I have a 1995 Tohatsu 15 hp and it runs very strong. The only issue I have had is getting some of the parts, once Tohatsu's get past 10 years old they really cut down on the parts they continue to make for them.

I've never had one of the 9.5's (just not my thing) but from what I've heard they are not overly powerful. I am thinking you were hoping for more than you will ever get from that motor.

Kismet, the 9.5 is a completely different animal and yes is was/is known to have problems sucking in it's own exhaust. Not to say it can't be happening but I would look for something else as your problem. Do you have any kind of insulation in the cowl that is maybe getting sucked over the carb...

At first glance it may appear to be a major task but it is not really that bad. Get out your trusty digital camera and start taking pictures, take a lot (they are cheap) start with the engine complete, before you take anything off, and do various angles. Once you take off the cowling and the...

Why did you have the carb rebuilt, was the engine not running right before that was done? If it wasn't running properly before the rebuild is it doing the same only worse now? We know the engine was designed to run with the cowling on and if it was running properly before the rebuild but not now...

I'm with Johny25, unless it is really something special you would never see $500 for one of those around here, even from a dealer. That is not to say they are not good engines, they are (I have a 60 & 61 both run very good) but I would expect no more than $350ish for a good, clean, tuned up...

vahunter, try onlinemetals.com they might be able to fix you up.

Good for you, keep us posted as to how things are progressing. I would do a compression test on the engine before I got to involved just to make sure I had a good base to start with.

Brandon, Good old engine you have there, I have one myself, it is the engine I use most on my Scott Canoe Hudson Bay freighter, it will push it along at about 14 mph. Follow the link below it will give you a lot of good reading and pointers as to tuning her up to run right...