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    '58 Johnson 35 lower unit removal

    Hey guys... <br /><br />So, I tried to drop the lower unit on my 1958 Johnson 35hp Seahorse, but I got stuck. Now, I'm still working without a manual here, so let me apologize for that in advance...<br /><br />I took out the seven bolts that hold the housings together, and the lower unit...
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    '58 Johnson 35 impeller?

    I was adjusting my carb with the motor in a tank of water tonight. Everything was going fine, brought the motor down to a nice, thumping idle, and then suddenly noticed that there was no water coming out of the exhaust hole. <br /><br />I immediately shut the engine down and felt the head -...
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    dumb question

    Someone once told me the lower unit oil has to be changed by removing the bottom drain plug, as well as the one on the side of the lower unit, draining the oil, and then refilling it by squirting it up into the hole on the bottom. <br /><br />Now, I thought this seemed like a pretty roundabout...
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    58 Johnson 35 Carb Rebuild

    Hey guys,<br /><br />I'm going to go through my carb next week and clean it out. I ordered the rebuild kit off of this site. Now, I don't have the manual for this motor, and I know you guys preach the necessity of the manual pretty strongly, but I'm all but completely broke right now. (just...
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    '59 Johnson 35/2 questions

    Ok... first of all... How much smoke is too much smoke? I got the motor running with 24:1, but it smoked like nothing I've ever seen - even way leaned out. Then, I mixed something around 32:1 and that seemed better but still pretty damn smoky. The engine sounds good - is this smoke common on...
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    '59 Johnson 35 starter issues

    The starter on my motor will not spin, or engage, or anything. I was looking at it and was surprised to find that only one wire connected to it: a heavy guage positive wire bolted near the bottom of the case (as the starter sits vertically). Where is the ground? Does the starter just ground...
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    '57-59 Johnson 35

    Wondering if anyone knows anything about the wiring for this old Johnson. The engine is electric start, and I've figured out which wires connect to the ignition to work the starter, but when I turn the key back to "off" the engine keeps running. I'm guessing I don't have it wired correctly and...
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    Johnson 35 mixture ratio

    Hello,<br /><br />I've got an old Johnson 35, not sure of the year, but it's old enough to have those cool-looking red fins running down the sides of the motor case, as well as the old gas/air two-line system running to the gas tank.<br /><br />I need to know what mixture ratio I should be...
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