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  1. sheboyganjohn

    QD-13 powerhead rebuild, now a clunk

    I have a QD-13 I picked up as a project motor, my first complete teardown project. I tore it down to the crank so I could inspect everything and regasket the entire engine. I have it back together to the point of the only things not on are the head, recoil, carb, and lower unit. When I turn...
  2. sheboyganjohn

    first run, now a few questions

    Well I had a chance to make the maiden voyage with my 1973 115 johnson on a 1972 Starcraft Capri. It ran great minus a few minor issues. The main issue is in the shifting. Neutral is fine, reverse is fine, but when I shift into forward to the shift lock position (for lack of a better term)...
  3. sheboyganjohn

    IT IS ALIVE!! but a bit leaky

    Thanks to everyone on here. I have read many, many posts, and have posted a few questions. Had a chance to work on the new to me 1973 135 with a 115 powerhead. Replaced the coils (a couple were cracked) put new battery cables on, charged up the battery, and was able to get her to fire up...
  4. sheboyganjohn

    1973 135hp confused on ID

    I have purchased the above motor on a boat. I have purchased the manual for the motor and have started to collect some of the parts I plan on replacing. However, in the manual it shows the 135 with a bubble back on the power head, but mine does not have it. I have a few picks, any help in...
  5. sheboyganjohn

    That's why you have a bilage pump

    Since I have been entertained by all the other posts here I have decided to share one of my own. When I was in my early 20's my father-in-law let me use his 16' Lund on a camping trip with my wife up in Door County, WI. I had spent time with him out on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee so I decided...
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    really bent skeg, straighten or ???

    Well I just pulled the trigger on a new boat, a 1972 starcraft capri with a 135hp Johnson 73 vintage. The boat is in great shape but the motor needs a bit of help. Compression on the motor is good at 140/145/130/125 but it has no spark and a bent skeg. I am ordering the factory manual and...
  7. sheboyganjohn

    Old lightfour project

    I have finally started on my old lightfour project. It is a complete motor that is stuck. Have a couple of questions. Before I start, I know that the antique outboards board would have more answers but I have spent enough time on here that I don't want to break into a new discussion board. I...
  8. sheboyganjohn

    Help me choose - 72 65hp or 74 70hp

    I ruled out my last project boat (bad motor) and have found two other ones in the yard, identical boat models but different motors. One boat needs a new transom now, but the rest of the boat is in very good shape, only problem is after market seats that take up too much room. The other boat...
  9. sheboyganjohn

    1972 125hp - compression question

    I am looking into getting a new project boat. I have found one that fits my needs that has a 72 125hp Evinrude on it. I am going to look at it on Tuesday but from the pictures it looks to be in good shape. It does have a few issues that I have reseached on here and know how to correct...
  10. sheboyganjohn

    1960 johnson lower still leaking

    I did a rebuild on the lower unit for my boat last year. I replaced most of the seals and skiped the ones that were listed as the pain in the but don't do unless you have to ones. I had water in the lower this spring due to a bad job sealing up the two halves causing one of the bolt holes to...
  11. sheboyganjohn

    Yet another floor question

    I have a 1963 fiberglass Alumacraft runabout that I am in the process of restoring. Looking at the floor it appears to be one solid mass, not the standard stringers with floor mounted to them. In the back of the boat where the drain plug is located there is a shallow well cast into the floor...
  12. sheboyganjohn

    old evinrude / johsnon interchangable years

    Been lurking on here for years. I have two old motors, one is a 60's Johnson that runs and I have been tinkering with on and off thanks to the info I find on the boards. I also have a old Evinrude lightfour that is an old barn motor that is complete but in need of a lot of help. I have an...
  13. sheboyganjohn

    Thermostat assembly question

    I have a 1960 Johnson 40hp that I have finished a rebuild of the lower unit and decided while I was at it I would change out the thermostat and found out that all the guts are missing for the thermostat. I have found a place on line that I can order parts, but they only to back to 1968. From...
  14. sheboyganjohn

    1960 Johnson stuck choke

    I have been lurking on here for quite a few years and a couple different boats. I have picked up a project (boat, motor, and trailer) for $175 and have started to work on the motor (boat will be the project for next year). I have read just about everything on the old big twins on here and have...
  15. sheboyganjohn

    Reinstalling bellows

    I have a 1973 Starcraft ford 302 merc. outdrive. I had to pull the lower unit to replace the water hose so I decided to replace the bellows right away. How the heck do you get this thing back together. I have gone by the pic's on mercstuff.com, but I am stuck at the point where you are...
  16. sheboyganjohn

    hinge pin removal

    O.K. from what I have read you either must have the hinge pin tool, or you can use an allen wrench. The only problem is that where the hing pin is all I see is a round disc that is threaded on the inside and has a hole on the outer edge. Is this some sort of cap or is this a different model...
  17. sheboyganjohn

    Water hose from outdrive to boat

    Well I figured out why the thing ran rough after it was up to temp and seemed too hot, there is a hole in the water line from the outdrive to the boat (the one up and in with the bellows). Do I need to pull the entire outdrive off to change this or is there a way to do it with-out removal...
  18. sheboyganjohn

    Story of the boat plus auto gasket use question

    I have been lurking for a long time and this is my first post. I have a 1973 Starcraft with a 888 outdrive 302 ford with 400 hrs on it. Just picked it up this year. It spent its whole life out of the water in a boat house. In my grand ignerance I blew the lower unit water pump before my...
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