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I’ve done the same on motors that I’ve drug home. I’ve owned this motor for 30 years. So I knew that prior to putting into storage that it ran fine and had no catastrophic failures. The fly wheel was very hard to turn with a breaker bar at a point in a revolution…easy to turn through the...

Pulled the head. Glad I did. Bottom cylinder full of debris. See pics below. A little rust at 2 o’clock. Dressed with 400/600 wet/dry. Cleaned up piston tops and head. Waiting for head gasket to reassemble and test compression. Anything else I should be doing in this area while I’m waiting for...

Thanks for the pic. I’ve gotta believe that there was some sort of padding attached to the front seats… similar to the back bench in the background of the picture. Are there any remnants on your back bench?

Well, I ordered a head gasket today. Surprised at the cost, but I just did not want to risk damaging a cylinder without ascertaining what caused the difficult turning of the flywheel. Plan to remove the head tomorrow and clear any debris before any scoring might occur. Also ordered a fuel pump...

And as bonus, here’s the second row.

Thanks for the input on the flotation. Here are some pics of the fron bench area

The original transom had failed many years ago and was discarded. The transom that I replaced had also failed and been discarded. Sorry I couldn’t help more.

Regarding the electric choke solenoid. Found corrosion on the mounting cradle that prevented proper grounding. Cleaned both the solenoid and the cradle with steel wool and that solved the problem. Solenoid now works. Still need to fix or source clamp.

Dressed the points and got spark on both cylinders. Now on to the carb and the choke solenoid whose mounting strap is broken. I’m going to try to repair the strap before I breakdown and source one. Just wondering where best source of carb kits/parts might be. Also this motor is set up with...

Thanks Laqueratt. That’s just about my plan. After I got the flywheel to spin, I checked for spark and had none. I just pulled the flywheel and found everything in pretty clean and good condition, with the exception of corroded points. I dressed the points and will next check for spark. I want...

Pulled the carb. Reed valves look clean and move freely. So, I don’t believe they are the problem. Mr Giggles suggested that It might be rust in the cylinders. I don’t have a bore scope and didn’t want to pull the head immediately. Thought that if rust was the issue that it was most likely...

I have a Johnson 25RL72R. It’s been sitting in my barn for 25 years. Ran good when put in barn. I want to bring it back to life and install on my Lone Star King Commander. My plan is to first check compression and then spark and then, depending on those results, determine if this effort is...

Could you please post a picture of your Lone Star King Commander with SC. I’m working on one and am interested in how this was accomplished. Mine has a poorly executed non-factory forward/front helm that I’d like to replace. If anyone has pictures of a factory front helm for this boat they...

Finished up with transom details today. Now on to flotation. If anyone has ideas about how this should be done, I’m looking for input. Along with any in put about sea seats and flooring either for this boat or similar. I have a 1957 35hp Johnson Javelin I acquired years ago, thinking that it...

So here are a few pics of the transom replacement. To accommodate the side profile, I made a rectangular piece of plywood that would fit between the gunwales and the thrust stringers. I put this rectangle temporarily in place and then made the transom end profiles of solid white oak and splined...

Still working on the transom install. Likely complete today. I’ve taken some pictures along the way and will post when I’m done. Don’t know how I’m going to do the flotation yet. Would appreciate any input…especially how this was accomplished in the original boat.