Re: Johnson JW11 Carb Rebuild Kit

[danakiel]

Thanks guys, now I can start reassembly with more confidence that I can get my old buddy running smoothly again. I brought the motor to a local marine repair shop last summer and they charged me $275 to pull the carb and magneto off and tell me that it was beyond repair because there was no way to find repair parts for a motor that old. Thanks to the Internet, I found it rather easy to come up with a new high speed needle, new points, condensers and coils, and a carb rebuild kit…plus parts lists and a repair manual. I’ve never repaired any outboard before….new or old…. and found it a lot of fun. Last summer I finished the restoration of the 12 ft 1930’s molded mahogany plywood skiff that I used the motor on when I was young. I could get the Johnson started, but it clearly had problems after more than a half century of storage. This summer maybe I can use the pair on Nantucket Sound once again. But I think I”ll stay a lot closer to the shore than I did as a kid!