Reply To: 1955 Johnson 5.5 HP CD-12

[Steve D]

It would be good if the seller could take it apart and take a picture of the inside. Some of the ones I’ve seen like that often have some issues like the one you have. Can’t say for sure but that one on ebay looks like it came from a motor that was either poorly stored like on the dirt floor of a shed or barn for a long time, and fuel left in the bowl/carb, or from urine of a mouse that lived in the motor for a while. Never seen a salt water motor except for pictures, so I don’t know if it could be that either.