1950’s Johnson 5.5 HP Outboard Will It Run?

How to start an outboard that has been sitting for years. Can I get this old Johnson Outboard to start?

[@arnarne]

I love these old motors. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻🚤

[@rayjrdibenedetto867]

Good morning. I have rebuilt a 1968 6 hp Johnson with my good friend and neighbor about 4 years ago and took it out and it ran great! I bought a 1957 7 1/2 hp Johnson same year as my boat but haven’t had a chance to check out anything about it yet-life! I will get to it but really like that the motor and boat will both be 1957! Maybe its just me but thats ok also! Thank you for the video and enjoy watching people work on older motors since we did my other one! Thank you again and have a good day! Finding an original hood emblem is hard for these older ones also!!!

[@nathanbishop1999]

Thanks for your comment, I did not know about the hood emblems. I do like these old motors and almost anything with a motor. It is pretty crazy that all these years later the thing still runs, todays new stuff won’t last as long as these do

[@rayjrdibenedetto867]

@@nathanbishop1999 Good morning thank you for responding and some day I will get to my boat and my 1957 motor and hope I get it working ! Thank you again and have a good day

[@dumbluck6180]

That's a sweet motor! I wish it was mine! FYI, they need a lot of 2-stroke oil in the mix. About 1:24

[@nathanbishop1999]

@@dumbluck6180 This one was super clean for it’s age. I’m glad I did research because I almost used 50:1 in it until I found the right ratio. I think I used 25:1. 24:1 sounds right, thanks for the tip

[@Jerold-bu3ul]

Wow, that the oldest, smallest, johnson i have seen.

[@nathanbishop1999]

@@Jerold-bu3ul I gave it away for free too! I gave it to a high school kid that needed a motor for his jon boat, I figured it would be good for him to learn how to work on it himself.

[@davescheer5038]

Did ya get rid of it yet ?

[@nathanbishop1999]

Ended up giving it away for free to someone in high school that had interest in outboard motors, told him this is about as simple as you can get

[@davescheer5038]

@@nathanbishop1999 👍🏼was interested in it I’m rebuilding a retro skiff and was looking for a motor in that era , 😏