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    OLD MOTOR 18 H JOHSON QUESTIONS

    httpwwwoppenauercomOLDJOHNhtml://../_. this one looks good but needs a tank with 2 lines the ones i have are old and rusty. can this be until? untill i have tank will filling the reservoir resouvour that leads to carb carb work for trying start stert it just to see if it goes. it has lots of spark.
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    OLD 18 H JOHN PLEASE TELL ME SOMTHING ABOUT HIM

    I HAVE AN OLD MOTOR THAT LOOKS GOOD ON THE INSIDE . IT HAS A 2 LINE OR HOSE GAS SYSTEM. DO I HAVE TO GET A TANK AND ATTACHMENTS FOR IT OR CAN IT BE CONVERTED. ALSO TRIED TO START IT BY PUTTING GAS /OIL IN GLASS RESERVOIR JUST BEFORE CRAB, CAN I WORK ON STARTING IT THIS WAY TILL I GET A TANK...
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    PREVIOUS POSTS

    DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET TO THE SECTION WHERE IT SHOWES ALL PRIOR POSTS ONE MADE.
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    PREVIOUS POSTS

    DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET TO THE SECTION WHERE IT SHOWES ALL PRIOR POSTS ONE MADE.
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    STRINGER REPAIR getting contraversial! hasen't everyone fixed a stringer?

    Please see: www.oppenauer.com/CAPPACHINO <br />This boat is just a clunker to us and the plywood except the middle where the stringer is good.<br />The hull like new, the stringers on the side are totally covered with glass and great shape.<br />The stringer (keel) in question is perfect for...
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    PLEASE LOOK AT MY ROTTED STRINGER

    Hello <br />We intend to use this boat for a year or 2 and not spend much doe or time restoring it.<br />Is there a quick and easy trick to repairing this stringer. Also is a stringer very important to the integrity of the hull or more to keep it separate from the floor.<br />...
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    please help I.D. my wooden boat

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    still can't load pic onto this page

    I was told how and it seems easy but i can't find the image button on the add new topic page.<br />thanks.<br />Rob
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    photo test

    just trying to see how to place an image in text.<br />url methode.<br /> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1121044/oppenauerwoodenboat.jpg <br /><br />html methode<br /><br /><img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1121044/oppenauerwoodenboat.jpg' width=709 height=500 >
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    cold again, oil furnace reset trouble

    I have been using diesel in the old oil furnace until the gas one gets installed it runs out a lot so I prime the pump and pushed the red reset button (was told how to do that in this forum) the motor starts running then goes off a few times, eventually oil starts coming out of the loosened...
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    Diesel for oil furnace, now it won’t start

    Hello<br />Ran out of oil yesterday and since I’m switching to natural gas any day now I just put about 10 gallons of diesel fuel in the basement tank. The water heater and the furnace won’t start after I push their reset buttons. Is it that the oil will take a time to get to the burners? Any...
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    painted motor

    Hello<br /><br />Any techniques to making an old motor cover (well cover is probably not the best word I mean the thing the cover goes on, the metal that fits over the whole shebang. hood?, casing?, top?, enclosure?, what is it called anyway?) look original and new? I suppose you sand and paint...
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    Painted top ends

    Hello<br /><br />Any techniques to making an old motor cover (well cover is probably not the best word I mean the thing the cover goes on, the metal that fits over the whole shebang. hood?, casing?, top?, enclosure?, what is it called anyway?) look original and new? I suppose you sand and...
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    What is the missing part?

    Hello<br />The FDE-11 1957 18 HP Johnson I am trying to fix has a plate, cover or something missing on a reservoir just on top of the carb. I don’t know if i can just make a metal plate or if it needs a part.<br />Is this a air filter chamber like on a lawnmower that holds a sponge? Should the...
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    old motor info requested

    Hello<br /><br />Picked up 3 motors today and wonder if anyone can tell me anything about them.<br />year, reputation, etc.<br /><br />-McCulloch 3.5 horse ser. 65300310-C1562 couldn’t see a mod. no. white, Canadian made, built in gas tank.<br /><br />-Johnson seahorse 18 h. mod. FDE 11...
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