Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Sea Horse comes alive

After a long sleep the Johnson 25 woke right up.
We cleaned out one of the steel tanks by putting in a couple pounds of nuts and bolts and shaking it up.  This scoured the rusty bits and sludge.  We then emptied it out, rinsed it out with some kerosene, then heated it up with a gas torch to burn out the nasty residue.
A couple pin holes turned up so we brazed them then repainted the bottom.
New fuel line fittings (Johnson fittings, filter and bulb) were added with a new hose.
Next we filled up a trash can with water and crossed our fingers.
Five pulls and it fires right up.  I was worried it might be a $50 lemon.  But even then, old 2 cycles are really easy to repair.
Fortunately, no repairs needed.  We will replace the impeller soon, but it is pumping water now.








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