Reply To: 1955 Johnson 5.5 HP CD-12

[Harmattan1]

I bought the impeller along with the rest of the items on Amazon with the exception of a CD I bought that has the Johnson Factory manuals for all the outboards from 1922-1964. Lot of info there. I do have a whole bag of connectors to make new plug wires for sure. I checked the listing for the impeller order and it says…….Water Pump Impeller for Johnson Evinrude BRP OMC and it lists all the HP motors it can be used for. I have not checked the gear lube yet. I have only taken off the pull start, magneto wheel, the round base plate and the ignition components there, the cylinder head cover, carb manifold cover and the carburetor. I have not done any work below that yet. I was following a post by another member who rebuilt one of these motors. I started last year late spring when I first bought it but had to put it aside for other things until now. I was following his progression along the way.
As far as anything in the gear case, the upper power unit, and any water leaking, I have not done any work in those areas. I will say, I have seen NO leaking whatsoever, eithe water or oil, of any kind. I dont know the history of this motor, where it has been and how long it has been since last run. I did go a compression test when I first got it and even though I got an even reading, I thought it was a bit on the low side. Not so much that the motor would be worthless, I think there is still life there, but I was wondering if the rings on the cylinder might need replacement, etc. I saw no rust when I opened the cylinder cover in the pistons but there appears to be some dark coloring, probably some carbon or some dirt from sitting. Either way, I am providing a link where you can see pics of the carb showing the broken eyelets the float pin sits in. Obviously that is a problem and it llooks like I will have to get at least that half of another carb. The rest of the carb looks to be in good shape. I also took some pics of the cylinders, the top unit as well as some of the lower units. Not the best pics but you can probably get an idea. Again, no leakage since I have owned it but dont know when it was last run. If you know the best place to look for a replacement carb, let me know and I will go there. Thanks

Here is the link to the set of pics………….. https://imgur.com/a/i2NMQ0q

Tom