Re: 1954-55 Gale GG9016A Cant get to run right.

[Bob Wight]

If the bottom plug is clean then you may have water intrusion somewhere. You said you didn’t see any holes in the exhaust plate but the exhaust gasket could be leaking allowing water to enter the bottom cylinder – perhaps it started leaking after you first opened the exhaust cover to check for leakage?? It could also be a bad lower crankshaft seal allowing water to enter the bottom cylinder. Would have to pull the powerhead to check that out.

On your pictures of the reed plate, the right side of the pic (port side of the motor) looks OK but on the left side (starboard side of the motor) the bottom reed in the photo (at the 6 o’clock position) looks like it may not be fully seating against the plate. Can’t say that the loose reed is the sole cause of the trouble but it could be contributing along with water intrusion.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
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1959 Johnson QD-20
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