1958 Johnson QD19 with a broken recoil spring.
I replaced the spring and I am a having some trouble with the new starter cord. How much preload tension should I put on the pulley before attaching the rope?
One post I found said 3 full turns, the service manual says "fully wind" the spring. I...
1958 QD-19 with broken rewind spring. Johnson part catalog says 41-197. None of the local shops seem to be able to find that spring in thier databases. Sierra part number for this spring is 18-6501 and is the same as the spring for the 35hp model of later years.
So, the local shop does have a...
I am looking at purchasing a long-shaft qd19 but I need a short-shaft for my boat. If I am looking at the parts diagram correctly, I can remove some parts and make it a short-shaft. Looks simple enough, but looks can be deceiving so I figured I would ask the experts here.
How much trouble am I...
