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  1. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Re: Still need help getting motor to tilt up! TA-DA!!!! It's tilted!!!! Only problem is I have no idea what magical thing I did to make it happen so I don't know to repeat this trick once I lay it down again. As I said...one step forward, two steps back. But at least I know now that yes, it...
  2. KathyD19

    '56 Johnson Javelin set screw broken

    Re: '56 Johnson Javelin set screw broken Here's a picture of it with the shifter in forward. It seems like it does go completely forward. I have other pictures I've taken of it in reverse and neutral if you need to see them.
  3. KathyD19

    '56 Johnson Javelin set screw broken

    :( This restoration project has been one step forward, two steps back the entire time! After troubleshooting electrical problems from starter to motor today and finally getting it running for the first time since hooking up the throttle/shift cables, I tested the throttle at the control box and...
  4. KathyD19

    Broken hood latch on '56 Johnson Javelin

    I can function without it, or rig something but I'd really prefer to replace it. Anyone know where I can pick up a replacement? I checked ebay and I've posted an ad on AOMC. Thanks!
  5. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Re: Still need help getting motor to tilt up! Thank you everyone! I checked it and I am able to move the lock/release lever up and down in forward, neutral and reverse. It does move the bar on the spring, although not very far, but it moves it. It still doesn't make the motor free to tilt up...
  6. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up! Ok, this seems like one step forward and 2 backwards (story of my life lately!) I took the motor off in order to move it to the boat I want to use it on. With that transom side accessible I was able to attach the release lever/hook thingy to the pin...
  7. KathyD19

    Intrigued by a Craigslist post...what is this old boat??

    I think I've been bitten by the vintage boat bug! I just saw this on my local CL board and immediately recognized the vintage motor since I'm restoring a '56 Johnson Javelin myself. Can anyone tell me what this little boat is? It surely looks like it's in great shape for only $400! (I realize...
  8. KathyD19

    Approximate weight of a 1956 30 hp Johnson Javelin?

    I am ready to move the motor from the boat that the motor came with to the boat that I'm restoring and I only have my husband and myself to move it (the strong teenage boy went off to college this week :() Does anyone know the approx. weight of this motor so I can decide if it's something that...
  9. KathyD19

    Restoring a 1956 Johnson Javelin motor-paint job complete!

    Re: Restoring a 1956 Johnson Javelin motor-paint job complete! Great hints about finding the badges and also about the chrome! Would never have thought of that. A friend of mine saw the cowling today and commented that I should have painted the chrome areas gold instead of silver. When I asked...
  10. KathyD19

    Restoring a 1956 Johnson Javelin motor-paint job complete!

    Well, almost complete. I only have the hood done; I still have to remove the rest of the motor from the boat and sand/paint it. But I am so happy with how this turned out, I had to share it with you all! When I got the boat and motor, the previous owner had painted the motor a camo-motiff. Ugh...
  11. KathyD19

    Vintage acrylic windshield restoration

    I acquired a 1964 Mariner fiberglass boat with an intact windshield but it's very dull and hazy so I just wondered, has anyone ever tried those products that they sell at auto parts stores for restoring headlights that have gotten cloudy over time? I have no idea if that would be worth the...
  12. KathyD19

    Success!!!

    Got my boat launched by myself for it's first official and successful lake run this evening!!:D Started right up and I drove up and down the lake, taking in the full moon rising to the East, the sun setting to the West and seagulls following my wake looking for fish I may have disturbed. My...
  13. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Re: Can this motor be tilted up? Re: Can this motor be tilted up? took a picture today of the hook hanging down freely (blue circled area). After looking at the exploded picture of that area in the service manual, I wonder if the hook is supposed to attach to the flat bar which is closest to...
  14. KathyD19

    Original paint color on '56 Johnson Javelin

    I'm looking ahead to refinishing the "lipstick and mascara" part of this motor soon, since I've got it working again. I know that the red color is "Holiday Bronze" but I can't tell from pictures if the white part is a true white or more of an off-white. If anyone has one of these please let me...
  15. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    Re: Can this motor be tilted up? Re: Can this motor be tilted up? Thanks guys! I'll go out and look at it this afternoon and let you know. It's kind of hard to see the front of the motor because the previous owner "modified" it and added a plate with controls on the front (see picture) Any...
  16. KathyD19

    Still need help getting motor to tilt up!

    When I bought this the seller said it doesn't tilt. I thought all boat motors tilt up so I was surprised at that, but of course, I'm a newbie so I'm probably wrong! ;) It's a 1956 Johnson Javelin and on the starboard side picture you can see what appears to be notches with a pin but it doesn't...
  17. KathyD19

    Question regarding pressurized tank?

    Re: Question regarding pressurized tank? The wires go to a toggle power switch (first one on the left of the three switches on the added on panel). The toggle is supposed to be turned on to give power to the in-tank pump but it has never run since I got it. So you're saying that even with it...
  18. KathyD19

    Question regarding pressurized tank?

    Re: Question regarding pressurized tank? I'm attaching some pictures to help show the tanks in question: first two are of the tank the seller gave me with the (non-working) fuel pump. Next picture is my tank I was using with the in line squeeze bulb. The 4th picture is of where the fuel line...
  19. KathyD19

    Question regarding pressurized tank?

    Still trying to figure out why I can't get this engine started. It's a 1956 Johnson Javelin 30 hp. When I bought it, the seller showed it working but I haven't been able to get it to fire up since I brought it home. I replaced spark plugs but that didn't help. Seller had a tank with it that she...
  20. KathyD19

    Replacing spark plug wires

    Trying to get a 1956 Johnson Javelin 2 stroke 30 hp going. I just purchased this and the seller showed it running. But so far I've not been able to get it going. I bought 2 new spark plugs today and noticed when attaching the wires to them that one wire didn't "click" when inserted over the...
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