The wear pattern at the hub area of the impeller plate seems to confirm the hub area of the bushing plate was pushed upward by the spring failure and the plate is now somewhat warped. On another note, that small volume of water in that small tub will likely get hot pretty quickly from the engine exhaust and lead to overheating the motor. Great looking motor!
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp
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