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it may be wise to also clean the carb should any problems develop. who knows how it was stored.
for simple winter lay-aways I always store fully fueled (carb filled) with fuel conditionner circulated in
for long term I would always run it dry to prevent dried fuel deposits
ignition coils may be badly cracked but easy to replace condensers likley bad to … all normal stuf with lots of help here !!! and utubes
changing impeller requires PH removal sounds complicated but isn’t…see lik on impeller change by pulling the drive shaft from the GC
’57 7.5 impeller replacement | Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc (aomci.org)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY2HrEdp5vg
so it depends… as they say
great engines btw take care of it and it will take care of you 🙂 great refurbish project !!
see ad12 cousin parts for 7524 7525 Evinrudes
1958 Johnson AD-12 7.5 hp Outboard Motor Parts (marineengine.com)
lots of utubes…if you don’t have a tank you can convert to single line tank
timing will need to be set…see video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga1Cjymj6ms&feature=youtu.be
etc…. we like pictures !!!
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