Maintenance and part missing Johnson Seahorse 5.5

[sniper556mm]

I just inherited a boat and motor and am new to the board,1960 Johnson 5 1/2 horse CD-17 but what I have read I still have some quesstions. I got the motor and changed the plugs first,second I changed the lower unit oil, the tank was missing so i went with the Wal-mart plastic and new fuel line. I want to try and start this where do I put the suction thing for the garden hose and do I have the right one? What is the oil to fuel ratio? Where is the Kill switch? and I am missing a button or dial under the pull start is a dial for rich lean but there appears to be a button missing in front of that or another twist dial? any ideas? It appears to be small,

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Maintenance and part missing Johnson Seahorse 5.5

Hi Sniper,<br /> Oil mix - 24:1<br /> Cooling water - use a barrel. The Wal-Mart ear muffs won't work on your motor.<br /> If there's a kill button, it would be on the front panel. It'll be a pushbutton switch with two wires leading up under the flywheel.<br /> Plugs - use Champion J4Cs. If you do a lot of trolling, bump it up to J6Cs. Do not use J8Cs...<br /> For starters, don't pay any attention to the knobs on the needle valves. Remove the knobs and bottom the shafts out, gently. Then do a search on Joe Reeves' method for setting high and low speed adjustments. Then re-install the knobs front and center so you'll know when other curious hands may have fiddled with them. I believe yours has the "nested" knobs with the high speed inside the low speed knob. Might have to improvise for the missing one. They used the same snap-on connection on lots of different motors over the years.<br /><br />- Scott

 

[sniper556mm]

Re: Maintenance and part missing Johnson Seahorse 5.5

thank you, I will try and make a button I think I have a headlight knob with a similiar shaft, Stupid question then how do do kill the motor is there is no switch?

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Maintenance and part missing Johnson Seahorse 5.5

I don't think there was an idle-stop on those engines. That is to say, you just throttle down until it stalls.