Re: Help with 1957 Johnson (RD19) 35 hp Remote Conversions

[chris-p]

I would clean up the oil residue. Hopefully it is your PB and not the top seal leaking.

Wipe up what you can with a clean rag. Spray some parts cleaner/brake cleaner on the mag plate, and with the rag and compressed air, clean up the plate. Dip some paper stock or business card in acetone, and run that through the points to clean, then blow off again with compressed air.

use acetone and clean rag to wipe off crank taper, and inside flywheel taper, before torqueing down to spec. You want the tapers clean and dry. Nothing on them at all.