1959 johnson 50 help

[krullbeast]

i got it running. it shifts fine and sounds good, but it doesn't pee. the guy i bought it from wouldn't throw in the manual (damnit) and i can't figure out where it is supposed to pee. i had the rabbit ears on with constant flow but it wouldn't circulate water through. i only had it run for 30 seconds at a time just to check the transmission and idle. there's a pretty big hole on the back of the motor where i think it's supposed to pee from, but it looks like it could be an exhaust? anyone know where i should look for the water to come out of? i'll try cleaning the foot intake and see if that helps. any advice is greatly appreciated. thank you iboaters!

 

[Daviet]

Re: 1959 johnson 50 help

I don't think you can run that engine on muffs, the water intake is on the lower rear of the cavation plate. You need to run it in a barrel with the water level almost up to the exhaust port on the exhaust housing. The water will come out of the round port in the exhaust housing.

 

[krullbeast]

Re: 1959 johnson 50 help

thanks you! i saw that and thought it was missing a plate, but that's where the intake is? huh. makes sense to me. really appreciate that bit of info. i'll give it a try.

 

[Daviet]

Re: 1959 johnson 50 help

Let us know the out come.