Re: 1953 Johnson 25HP

[Don]

quote Stanley:

Dear Enablers, After all the glowing comments I had to buy it.Good news:nothing broken or missing,came with good gas can and original remotes as well as good tiller,cost $125.00.Now the bad news.It’s siezed. 🙁 It had been sitting in an outbuilding a long time.Time to start reading through all the old posts on freeing stuck engines.Yours Truly,Stanley

Sorry to hear it is stuck, but I’m betting you can free her up without too much more than a new head gasket, some penetrating oil, and the previously described patience! Be sure to pay attention to the great advice about the gearcase being stuck though, drain the gear lube to evaluate…You will want to pull that gearcase off anyway, to replace the impeller and clean/lube the driveshaft splines.