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30 HP Johnson 56, $175 needs work, NOW with Pix!
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<blockquote data-quote="dkonrai" data-source="post: 292019" data-attributes="member: 9947"><p>as long as the compression is good and even the rest can be dealt with. with ebay, and boats.net (good supplier fast shipping!) and some time these motors will run so smooth. the only bad thing is some will need to run at 25-1 vs 50-1.</p><p>fuel economy isnt the best but the older models will idle down nicely when properly tuned. i noticed that motors pre 78 pull start really easy.</p><p>as stated earlier, figure about 150 bucks more or less for parts.</p><p>you will prob need:</p><p>coils (2) with leads</p><p>points/condensers</p><p>water pump</p><p>plugs (at least 2, but i would get 6 for spares)</p><p>ask the po if he could pressure test the lower unit as this is a little more work than working on the powerhead.</p><p>good luck! i would probably picked up one of those motors, love to tinker as well.</p><p>dino</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dkonrai, post: 292019, member: 9947"] as long as the compression is good and even the rest can be dealt with. with ebay, and boats.net (good supplier fast shipping!) and some time these motors will run so smooth. the only bad thing is some will need to run at 25-1 vs 50-1. fuel economy isnt the best but the older models will idle down nicely when properly tuned. i noticed that motors pre 78 pull start really easy. as stated earlier, figure about 150 bucks more or less for parts. you will prob need: coils (2) with leads points/condensers water pump plugs (at least 2, but i would get 6 for spares) ask the po if he could pressure test the lower unit as this is a little more work than working on the powerhead. good luck! i would probably picked up one of those motors, love to tinker as well. dino [/QUOTE]
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