1952 Johnson Outboard sitting 47 years. Will it start? Part 1 

What a great memory you have. I hope you get to pass it along.

Had he not opened the air screw in the tank.?

wow this made me tear up a little thanks for that awesome story man

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Wow, memories! I recall a 44 gallon drum with a British Seagull running in it, just like your dad did. It was probably 3/4 HP - they were humble. This is in Australia where Imperial gallons were 1.2 times the volume of US gallons, hence the 44 gallon drums. I once read an account of the British Seagull being the most efficient way invented of turning 2 stroke fuel into smoke!

@@ianwright5625 hahahahaha

Oh man can I go on about these little motors. Basically their very similar designs all the way up to the early 80s when they went cdi ignition. But what that means is there's about 40 years worth of omc motors that use the exact same parts like ignition coils points and water impellers. Super good motors all the way through. Some things to note tho . The coils are garbage if their original, he got his running on them and that's rare, but they will be cracked and have moisture in them that leads to losing spark when they heat up. But on the bright side their under 20 bucks a pice and the new ones are good quality. Same with the impeller, it will be junk but once again like 12 bucks shipped to your door. Your motor is the very beginning of the "modern" omc design. Having the forward and reverse lower end and basically sharing all the bits and pices they used for like 20 years after. Crank seals and stuff like that tends to be pretty stout on them. But check it all of course. Yours uses a pressurized dual line tank and they work good if you can get it all sealed up properly, but if not, or you don't have an original tank there's a quick way to drill a port on the motor and run a newer style pulse pump for a modern single line tank. Pretty solid motors, yours being the early bearing style will like roughly 25:1 oil mix on new 2 stroke oil. The 16:1 was meant for standard sae 30 oil. It's over kill with the modern 2 stroke oils, but run 50:1 in it and it will blow a rod bearing eventually. Obviously there's a lot more finess to setting up and running them then new outboards. But if you set it all up right it will work just as good. I'm currently building up a 1961 18 hp for my tinner. And it's basically the same as your motor. I love these little motors and have had a bunch with very little issue. You can always pick one up for 50 bucks, but of course that turns in to about 200 bucks once you've replaced all the necessary bits. But once you have they work great and you sure get some looks out on the lake.

Exactly

@@MotorStorm ditto

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I watch all of his videos (almost always like his stuff)!

That’s what HE said.

Evenrude fast 10 twin was a great lil engine also.

First learn your lessons on exhaust resonance. That is not easy. But done right, it can give you some horsepower. Jesus, help those fools who do not understand themselves. Any idea why many twins have two seperate pipes? Yes, that always works okay. Calculating where to place that pipe across those two exhausts, well, that is the problem. Exhaust pulse in pipe 1 can pull the air from pipe 2 in exactly the right time. That is the thing you are tuning these exhausts for. Good luck.

There's a way to make glass things, that work the same way, that I just can't recall the name of, or find. You pack crushed glass in a form and tag fuse it - makes it not as translucent, as the uncrushed glass, because of the air in it.

I bet you could use an air stone used for a fish tank in place of the original screen filter

So; is this haw gold is applied to ceramic surfaces?

-Instruction owners manuals from back in the day described (among other details) how to clean, adjust carbs, including valves (4 cycle). Today's mentality'.. instruction manuals warn (among countless other formerly' common sense), "Don't drink the battery acid" ;{

You wish it were dead simply. Never ever tank that alcohol infested gasoline. It ruins your carburettors and the rest. It really does. Just once is okay, if you burn it the next day. Keeping that junk in your tank is asking for trouble. Dead simple? You wish!

​@@voornaam3191 Not entirely sure what methanol mixed gasoline has to do with the complexity of an older carburetor, but I'm a master mechanic who works on classic motorcycles. Those carburetors are dead simple, no wishing necessary.

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Yeah I remember those old bronze filters back in the day located right on the gas line intake to the carburetor 👍

Sintered filters are still available today. I know of at least one that makes them from stainless steel.

Interesting yeah i in my sixties so i saw stuff like this.

I think you can run less oil now because the oil is better, but I don't know how much less.

Mid 60s starting using 50 to 1 ratio 2 strokes.

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That book has saved many motors from remaining on the lake bottom!

Nicely stated.

@Pear, I feel that the first step to making "more money" as you put it, is to do things that are enjoyed... This man likes what he is doing and he is quite curious of how it works... That is a great thing... Do what is liked, then the money will follow.... That engine - is now quite sought after... And there are many people who collect these... His interest in them will give him many positive contacts... That is what makes people more aware, and knowledgeable. Who they associate with and what others know about them...

@@michaelmartinez1345 ​ You are also right. But at the same time, it is widely known that the YT have a specific model that they want the creators to follow, guided by "the algorithm". It bogs down a lot of creative and talents ones who are not in that spectrum, and sometimes people just loose the motivation to continue because of that, especially smaller channels. I've seen guys who put out really long videos with an extremely ambitious scope, and be good at it, but yet stopping to post altogether because of the financial burdens, especially among the younger creators. It would be absolutely amazing if he could stay true to who he is and grow more, which, i agree he does have more than enough potential to. However, I just wanted to state that if things didn't somehow align well, and he wanted to try something different, I am sure i would still enjoy his videos. Thats all.

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Great info. Thanks.

The engine only has 1 cylinder ? So what do you mean it's only running on 1 ?

@@thomasmarshall5728 Thomas, the engine is a 2-cylinder engine that was only running on one of them.

I'm old enough to remember we had needle seat cutting and lapping tools in the shop.

you can coat the cork float with a good varnish as it doesn't react with the petrol.I repaired the petol guage in my 1964 Opel Kadette (automobile made in Germany) when the cork float in the petrol tank got petrol logged. i just hung it out to dry in the sunshine (in south africa )for a couple of days and applied a couple of coats of varnish and it worked perfectly well. that was way back in 1974. Thanks for the video

16 to 1 ONLY,.. .50 to 1, with FULL synthetic,Amsoil, is possible.

Crank bearings didn't get better till mid 60s though. My '67 says 50 to 1 due ro improved Johnson oil, and crank bearings.

Haven't seen a green Johnson since the middle 50s- cork will get gas logged.

Liquor store cork and varnish does wonders as in the past.

Things are disposable because nobody taught the value of taking care of anything and respect what they have.. Most everything can be worked on and has spare parts available and is made to be worked on... it's easier to junk it than sit down and learn something is what's sad

​@@jasonmorse6003 "Most everything can be worked on and has spare parts available" - This sadly isn't true anymore, and unfortunately Phil May is correct. And most of it has to do with the proliferation of software (we are talking about new products after all). Whether it's electronics, tractors, cars, motors, or many things mechanical. Companies are more and more quite literally disallowing consumers to repair the products they newly built products they own. These companies *deliberately do not stock parts,* and often even *disallow allow consumers to access parts outright via various unscrupulous methods (often imposing software-based restrictions/locks).* And if there even is a means to repair, these companies often monopolize it (the repair sector), only allowing the customer to send their products in to them specifically, deliberately keeping parts access out of consumer hands. *That is, if they even will repair their product in the first place, which they often don't (even though they easily could).* *This is exactly what the recent "Right to Repair" movement is about.* People are literally no longer able to DIY-repair the things they own due to these restrictive polices. I strongly implore you to look into right-to-repair, and just how ridiculous this debacle has gotten. Farmers disallowed to repair their own tractors and being forced to hack into them if possible (John Deer is a big culprit for the farming industry). Car owners unable to repair their own vehicles without voiding warranty (you must go to the dealer). Same thing with the majority of consumer electronic devices such as phones and computers. Apple, Samsung, (and many more, this is just a tiny example of the companies and products affected). It's everywhere. If you are buying a new product as a consumer, there is a very good chance you will not be allowed to repair it yourself. *Even if you happen to find the parts (it could be software-locked to a specific unit/device/phone/engine/tractor/VIN #/etc!).* And it's just getting worse and worse. If you are buying a new computer or phone, there is a very good chance you are SOL if you try to get it repaired, or try repair it yourself. It didn't used to be like that. I used to be able to find a part (often straight from the OEM) and fix it myself without some bogus restriction (often software based but not always) behind it. "Right to Repair" can use all the support it can get. These companies are lobbying as hard as they can to convince politicians that these practices are justified and that DIY repair is harmful. Often these lobbyists say that these companies are "protecting" consumers (from injury) by disallowing them to repair, as well as using arbitrary and often ridiculous arguments such as implying that "consumer repair helps domestic abusers" among other ridiculous statements to attempt to convince politicians who do not know better (seeing as most politicians are not mechanics, engineers, nor software developers). Believe me, I wouldn't believe a lobbyist actually said that last one (about diy-repair aiding "domestic abuse") either. All I can do is attempt to spread the word and hope you look into it yourself. It never used to be like this, but as more time goes on it becomes the norm, sadly.

Damn that’s a good idea

I get what your saying Eric, but to do that would mean you're not going to see, or be introduced to channels that you may like which is where most ppl's subscriptions began [other than word of mouth etc]. Interesting thought though.

@@DanKoning777 True but I'm not sifting through a load of garbage to find one gem. Plus, you will see recommended videos to the right no matter how you watch youtube. I've had no problems finding things I want to watch on my own.

What mix do you use?