Reply To: 1929 Johnson Model J-25 Plug Wire

[Buccaneer]

Thanks for the replies. Regarding “hard surfacing”, maybe I was thinking about
the photo I seen once of someone soldering a nickel onto the piston!
I decided to reuse the piston, as it was just the one end buggered up.
I made a stepped brass end where about 1/8″ inch presses into (and soldered)
the good end of the piston, and another 1/8″ sticks out beyond the end of the
piston, that rides on the cam.
That’s all the longer I could make brass end, and still have clearance without
bottoming out. I suppose one could shorten the piston in order to have a thicker
brass “wear end”, but this should last quite a while, and forever, if I don’t get
it running!
My real thought of the day, how long was this motor ran with that big hole
in the water pump piston? I can’t see how it possibly pumped any water?
Photos this evening, I hope.

Prepare to be boarded!