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@@BryanParrish-o3n I have a video on this channel on dialing in a carburetor. I'm tuning it in the test tank. The motor in thay video is a '58 Johnson 18hp, but the procedure is identical for the 5.5hp. That video should help. Thanks again for watching!

I often buy my wire from Ebay when I can find certain ones that I like better. I have used quite a bit of Pico wire, which I have also bought from Ebay. I have used this wire from Amazon also. a.co/d/aLyVPg7 Thanks for watching!

@ericburns4718 There is not really a lot to be had in the way of performance gains with a prop for this motor on a typical 12 foot aluminum utility. My go to all around prop for these motors is a Michigan Wheel PJ10, which is a 3-blade aluminum 8.25x8.5P. I usually get the best performance out of this prop on these OMC 10s. There are lower pitch props available if you're looking for a little better holeshot or carrying a heavy load, but on a light boat, they will give up top end. The '70s 12 foot Sears is a pretty small and light boat, so I'd guess the stock prop or a PJ10 is going to give the best performance on that setup. The new stock replacement is 8.25x8P and 'could' be slightly better with a heavier load in the boat than the 8.25x8.5P PJ10, but i have doubts. The Michigan props tend to be slightly more efficient. Thanks for watching!

@timecountry3839 I'm sure glad to be able to help with that. I'm looking forward to Spring and getting back on the water again. If i get any time away from all the other stuff going on in life this winter, I'll get a couple more motors done and ready to run next season. Thanks for watching!

@BryanParrish-o3n Copper core spark plug wire can be purchased by the roll at many farm stores, tractor dealers, hot rod supply houses, and many online sources such as Ebay and Amazon. Thanks for watching!

@middlfam The '56 15hp is a great old motor. Nothing idles down like a 50s OMC 15 in good tune. The 18s are my all-time favorite, though. This is a great motor and one on my favorites in my collection. There are some of them put there, but the later they get, the more tend to show up in electric start. The 9.9/15s were available in electric start also and would make a nice motor. I like how the older 18s run, though. Lower RPM, larger displacement, more torque than the 9.9/15. They're out there if you keep an eye out. Thanks for watching!

@stuffandsuchyeah5182 These are very nice running motors. They are typically pretty strong 10hp motors. This is a 16 ft (15'10") Alumacraft Model K. With proper loading/balance and trim adjustment, i would expect between 17and 19mph out of this motor on a 14ft semi V with similar hull design to this boat. A boat with a full Vee bottom will give up some speed, but ride a bit smoother in chop. Thanks for watching!

So you’re getting 19 mph on a 16 ft boat in this video? Wow that’s impressive with a 10 hp. Thanks for the info!

@stuffandsuchyeah5182 Yes, I got 19mph with my 16 footer in this video. 👍

@@BryanParrish-o3n You're welcome. I'm looking forward to meeting you sometime too. I'm sure I won't make it to Finger Lakes. I plan to be at Constantine and at Tomahawk this year. Thanks for watching!

@greasepitgarage1893 The RD is a lot of motor for this boat unless the transom is braced up. Great little boat and it handles beautifully with mid mounted remote controls, but the RD is just a very heavy and torquey motor for the transom without some additional bracing. The 22c.i. OMCs are much better suited to this hull without significant modifications to the rear of the hull. Just letting you know ahead of time. Thanks for watching!

@BryanParrish-o3n Yes, this motor is air-cooled. They run fairly hot like most air-cooled engines. The paint shouldn't burn, though. A non-contact thermometer can be used to see what the running temperature is. Before those existed, a temperature crayon could be used. Thanks for watching!

@@orig6redwings124 Hi there! Discount Marine Parts has a kit for Tillotson MT38 for sale. I'm not sure if the rebuild kit will fix your problem or not. If not, I'd try looking for another used carburetor that may be in better condition to rebuild as a replacement. I don't think you're going to find a new replacement that will work. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

@thomashorn7375 They're my favorite all-around motors. I run 1960s OMC 18s as my regular runners on all my aluminum boats from 12-16 feet. IMO, there's nothing better. Thanks for watching!

@ Awesome! Thanks for the advice!

@thomashorn7375 You're very welcome!

@sevenhornets They are some of the best fishing motors ever made, in my opinion. That would have been a blast. Thanks for watching!

@jonlange8905 Thank you! These are excellent motors. They run very well and really strong as long as they are tuned properly. I hope you have good luck with yours. Get yours on the water and see how it does. If you end up really needing a second pressure tank, let me know. I can probably get one set up with a new line and a rebuilt fitting for an OK price if you end up needing it. I could bring it up north with me when we go up next season. Thanks for watching!

@@kendalcreed419 I would keep an eye on Ebay and maybe the Eska and the Sea King FB groups. Also, post a want ad in the Classifieds on AOMCI.ORG. Someone there may have something to help you out. These share a lot of parts with other Eska built outboards, later model Clinto ln built outboards, and Tecumseh 2-stroke after cooled engines. Thanks for watching!

@@williamcarver2605 They're great little motors. I love em too. As small fishing motors go, these are near the top for me. Thanks for watching!

@ Mine are ‘68 & ‘71 Johnson sixes. Can’t wait to put my twin 6’s on my Jon boat ! 🤣🤣🤣

@williamcarver2605 Nice! I have '65, '68,& '70 Evinrudes and a '69 Johnson 6's. It would be kinda fun to run twins.

@ Wouldn’t it ? I bet you’d get a couple 2nd looks !

I'm afraid the "original" is long gone on this one already. This motor was originally cream and gold colored before someone rattle bombed it black. It is such a great runner, I kind of think it deserves a respectable paint job. We'll see if I get around to doing it. I have lots of other projects ahead of it. Thanks for watching!

Yes, I should be able to figure out the year with the numbers.

@@BryanParrish-o3n Thanks for watching! I meet viewers and subscribers at motor meets and at the lake fairly often. It's always fun to chat with viewers.

@FredMcGee-gn2dm I really enjoyed running this one for the little time I had a chance to last season. Looking forward to getting some more transom time with it next season, along with whatever I am able to get done during the off-season for motor rehabs this winter. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 You're welcome. My current project is a 1974 Evinrude 6hp. supposed to be like new and only ran a few times. 🙂

@FredMcGee-gn2dm Very nice! Lovely little motors.

@pryan05p71 I do not have a video that specifically shows any of my test wheels. I will keep that in mind to do that in an upcoming video. I'm glad you enjoy my content along with that of the others as well. Ben Dittmar was a pretty significant inspiration for me when I started in this hobby. I'm very happy to be able to pass along the inspiration to others and keep these old motors doing what they do. Thanks for watching!

@pryan05p71 It's always a blast. I usually leave home with the motor i plan to run on the cruise. Some of us in the group will find a motor at the meet, tune it up while we're there, and run that motor on the cruise. It can be tough deciding which motor(s) to run for a given trip to the lake, though. Thanks for watching!

@NevadaJeffrey Awesome! Always nice to hear about others still regularly using their older motors. I bet that is a nice combo with the flat back canoe. Thanks for watching!

@cebarillas Thank you! That sounds like an awesome combo! Thanks for watching!

@erichanson3961 Yessir! This is an excellent motors. Great power to weight ratio on these, and this one was SUPER clean!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 I used to own a 69 Johnson 25. It was on a 1958 Lone Star (Malibu?) (with fins) Zippy fun.

@erichanson3961 Thank you and thanks for watching!

@@cotysor10 This 1958 18hp is supposed to be run on a 24:1 mix according to the factory. Thanks for watching!

thanks!!@@oldjohnnyrude8404

@cotysor10 You're welcome!

@@arnvl9 Evinrude parts dealers still supply most of the parts. Most will have to be ordered since these have not been current for many years. There are many online sources for parts also. Most of my parts come from Marineengine.com. iBoats and Crowley Marine are other good sources. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 thank you so much ill start searching, God bless..

@arnvl9 You're welcome, and good luck with your motor!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 thank you.

@Brodylovell51 I buy a lot of my parts from Marineengine.com. I try to stay with OEM for most of my parts because I don't trust the quality of much of the aftermarket stuff out there. Other sources are iBoats and Crowley Marine. If you have an Evinrude parts dealer nearby, supporting the local guy is nice. None of my local dealers are open when I need to get there and typically have to order older parts anyway, but I'd support them.if I could. Thanks for watching!

@Pesca.503 The other two knobs are the high speed and low speed carburetor mixture needles. They are used to adjust the fuel/air ratio of the high speed and low speed (idle) circuits of the carburetor. I have a video on this channel on dialing in an OMC carburetor following a rebuild. That would demonstrate how those adjustments work if you are not familiar with them. Thanks for watching!

@ thank so much

@@Pesca503 You're welcome!

@chiphood2966 Congratulations on your new motor. Glad to hear it fired up for you with little effort. If it is unknown when the water pump was last serviced, I would certainly recommend at least replacing the impeller as those will deteriorate just from sitting, especially if they sat in one position for several years without moving. Good luck with your little motor, and thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 it sat in a shed for 11 years so definitely will be replacing the impeller. I've collected heaps of outboards but this is the first one that doesn't have telltale pissing out the back of the engine so

@chiphood2966 Good call on the impeller replacement. Yes, these just have an exhaust relief hole(s) that chuff/spray some water out, but not stream.

@@kevinkreinbrink6534 Very cool! Thanks for watching!

@stevenspryn4972 Very cool. Congratulations on your new motors. They usually run at around 95-130°F on the block. The cylinder head will run a bit hotter. The exhaust cover on these motors is not water cooled, so they get very hot and that is normal. Your motors seem to be cooling well. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much.

@@stevenspryn4972 You're welcome!

@blaine_yousan if your engine is not drawing any fuel through the carburetor, I would suspect you have reed valve or reed valves stuck, bent, obstructed, or broken. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

Thanks. I pulled the reed plate, shined a strong flashlight from under to see how much light would come through the reeds. Barely a thin visible sliver could be seen after removing and wiping down the reeds and polishing the plate on a flat granite plate with 600 grit lubricated wet/dry paper then cleaned and reassembled. I will be replacing the lower crankcase seal gasket and o-ring under the powerhead since I saw fuel leak down to the foot cavitation plate. I’m hoping that may cause some loss of vacuum.

@@timhudson1846 About 51 lbs. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the boat rides on Allen Lake. I have not seen many Meyers sailboats. Unfortunately, Meyers didn't keep the best records. You could try writing them or giving them a call. They have moved to Adrian, MI from Tecumseh, MI since the mid 1990s, but they're still building aluminum boats and they may be able to give you some information. You may also try the Vintage Aluminum Boats Facebook Page to see if you can get some information there. Good luck and thanks for watching!

The 3, 5.5, and 7.5hp were 16:1 in '58. The 10, 18, 35, and 50hp were 24:1 in '58. The answer to your question about how much they changed the 3hp is.... they didn't. They changed the fuel mix ratio to 50:1 in 1964 across all motors. Some changed designs with this change, and others didn't. They should have never actually changed the 3s to 50:1. They'll run on it, but it will shorten their life considerably from what they do on a sweeter oil mix. They put a rolling bearing on the flywheel end of the crank in 1969 with the introduction of the 4hp, but the rod journals, center and lower mains, and wristpins are all still bushings. I don't typically run my 4hps on less oil than 24:1 either, and all those came with a 50:1 factory recommendation. Thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 I have a 1957 5.5 and I run it on 24 to 1, did they change the 5.5 back to 16 to 1 in 1958 or is the 57 really a 16 to 1 motor? My 5.5 has been run on 24 to 1 for about 3 years and it's doing fine. About the 1965 3hp being called 50 to 1, I believe mine was run on 50 to 1 and there's a bit of scoring on the cylinder walls. I decided to run it on 24 to 1 to slow down any more damage.

@EdwinsTrains The '57 is actually a 16:1 motor. Thise motors were originally supplied with a 4 gallon fuel tank as were the 7.5hp models. One quart of oil in the tank with 4 gallons of gasoline gives the recommended 16:1 mix. The 10hp and up motors were supplied with 6 gallon tanks. One quart of oil in with 6 gallons of gasoline in those tanks gives the recommended 24:1 mix for those motors. The 3, 5.5, and 7.5hp motors are all bushing powerheads with no rolling bearings. The 10hp had needle bearings on the top and bottom main bearings and the big ends of the rods. Bushings at the center main and wristpins until 1961 when they added needle bearings to the wristpins. The 18hp was always a full roller bearing powerhead, but still carried a 24:1 mix recommendation until 1964. Good call running your 3hp with more oil. 50:1 is not enough for those motors unless all they ever do is troll. 24:1 should be minimum oil content for those.

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 do you think it's safe to run a 16 to 1 5.5 on 24 to 1 for limited periods of time? It only gets ran for about 4 weeks every year and the weeks it runs are spaced out throughout they year

@EdwinsTrains The 5.5s are more tolerant of 24:1 than the 7.5s are. A good quality TCW-3 oil mixed at 24:1 will probably now cause you any trouble in your 5.5 as long as it isn't run a WOT for long periods of time, has a well-functioning water pump, and isn't getting any water intrusion into the powerhead. I occasionally run 5.5s on 24:1 for short runs. I never run the 7.5s on less than 16:1. They're kind of delicate.

@kayco53 They're strong motors. Yours will probably fire back up and run fine without much work. After sitting 9 years, I'd highly recommend replacing the water pump impeller and lubricating the cylinders with some 2-stroke oil before firing it up the first time. Other than that, it will probably fire right up. Thanks for watching!

@teametal11 No, the original dual magnet flywheel for the low-tension magneto works just fine with the universal magneto. The points still only fire the cylinder that needs to fire. Thanks for watching!

@@MrSirPhase3 I like these Gale 15s quite well. They're not nearly as common as the Johnson and Evinrude, yet they share most of the components. Those little 6hps are sweet little fishing motors. I have a few of those also. Thanks for watching!

Yes, your '84 Evinrude is a 32c.i displacement powerhead. They're very nice strong runners. The '69-'76 25s were 22c.i. the earlier 25s from the 1950s were 35.7c.i. They were very strong runners as well and lots of torque with a max RPM of 4000. The 32c.i motors are powerful and fast. Thanks for watching!

@johnelsonjr.6008 Thank you! This is a very nice, strong-running 22c.i 25hp. I like the look, too, but folks either like the flames or they don't. This motor usually lives on my '59 Alumacraft Model R. Thanks for watching!

These are great runners and the 61-63 were the best 10hps OMC built (from a powerhead standpoint anyway) in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

Where are you located? I have one of these that I would sell. Otherwise, keep an eye on Marketplace and Craigslist. They're out there. Most of them will need a full tune-up service, seals, and a water pump impeller at least to make them reliable regular runners again, but they're out there and parts are still pretty available. Thanks for watching!