UncleJonny
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2011
- Messages
- 13
First, I'd like to thank all of you for your wisdom on these topics. To someone like me who is quite a bit less experienced with outboards, it's fantastic to have a reference like this out there.
I wanted an outboard to power a row boat at our family cottage, and I thought it would be nice to get an older motor without electronics that can be fixed with a little troubleshooting and a repair manual. I love the simplicity of those old Johnson/Evinrudes....not to mention the smooth stroke of a twin cylinder!
A little back story...
On Craigslist, I found a JW22S, SN: E2747881, which I think makes it a 1967? The gentleman I spoke to was the original owner, and it hadn't been ran in six years. He said that before that, it had been sitting under his work bench in the garage for 25 years. He guaranteed me that it had less than 50 hours on it. When I arrived, the motor was laying on the ground, looking very, very good for its age. The man wanted $200 for it, and I told him that it wouldn't be right to pay that money for an engine that I can't hear run. He understood my point, and said, "Let's put it in a bucket and start this thing." He filled a five gallon bucket, and his grandson held the motor up at a funny angle, because the lower unit doesn't fit so easily in the bucket. I was so skeptical about this...the motor had six year old gas in it, and I never thought it would fire up. I opened the fuel line, vented the cap, and pulled four or five times and it was running strong! Couldn't believe it. I gladly paid the man $200...the condition alone was excellent.
When it runs, I see where the water comes out after running through the impeller. Not much water comes out...it's more of a mist, especially when it's running at low idle. Does this seem right? I'm used to my 50hp with its strong stream. An impeller change might not hurt. I see that parts are available here on iboats...any tips for changing it with regard to this specific model?
Thanks for reading this story...I thought it was worth sharing. Check out the picture if you want...I haven't even wiped it off yet.
Jon
I wanted an outboard to power a row boat at our family cottage, and I thought it would be nice to get an older motor without electronics that can be fixed with a little troubleshooting and a repair manual. I love the simplicity of those old Johnson/Evinrudes....not to mention the smooth stroke of a twin cylinder!
A little back story...
On Craigslist, I found a JW22S, SN: E2747881, which I think makes it a 1967? The gentleman I spoke to was the original owner, and it hadn't been ran in six years. He said that before that, it had been sitting under his work bench in the garage for 25 years. He guaranteed me that it had less than 50 hours on it. When I arrived, the motor was laying on the ground, looking very, very good for its age. The man wanted $200 for it, and I told him that it wouldn't be right to pay that money for an engine that I can't hear run. He understood my point, and said, "Let's put it in a bucket and start this thing." He filled a five gallon bucket, and his grandson held the motor up at a funny angle, because the lower unit doesn't fit so easily in the bucket. I was so skeptical about this...the motor had six year old gas in it, and I never thought it would fire up. I opened the fuel line, vented the cap, and pulled four or five times and it was running strong! Couldn't believe it. I gladly paid the man $200...the condition alone was excellent.
When it runs, I see where the water comes out after running through the impeller. Not much water comes out...it's more of a mist, especially when it's running at low idle. Does this seem right? I'm used to my 50hp with its strong stream. An impeller change might not hurt. I see that parts are available here on iboats...any tips for changing it with regard to this specific model?
Thanks for reading this story...I thought it was worth sharing. Check out the picture if you want...I haven't even wiped it off yet.
Jon
