Home › Forum › Ask A Member › Vintage Johnson 5hp › Reply To: Vintage Johnson 5hp
I would look on Ebay for pistons. As far as impellers go, there should be replacement parts on Ebay or Amazon. I believe that most of the lower unit on the 5.5 Johnson is the same as the Evinrude Fleetwin from 1955 (I was looking at both a CD-12 and a Fleetwin I own today and noticed that the lower units looked eerily similar). If you have issues finding parts for the lower unit, you may be able to find one from the Fleetwin that would fit the CD-12. Coils can be found on Amazon. Look for the OMC universal coil type. I do now know where to find a condenser, might want to try Ebay? If you have issues with all of these parts, you may just want to buy a new motor. New pistons, coils, and an impeller would probably run at least $100 in Ebay prices, and you may be able to buy a less problematic motor for that. Take my advice with a grain of salt as I am newer to antique outboards and have absolutely no expertise in this field. Good luck getting it running.
"Outboards seem to multiply exponentially..........I find that for every finished project, there are two more waiting to be completed."