Johnson 15 Outboard Refurbish (Start to finish)

Hey guys in today’s video I picked up this Johnson 15 outboard to redo. Follow along as we bring this motor back to operating standards. Have any qs feel free to comment and I hope you guys enjoy the video. Thanks for watching!!!
Parts used-
Carb kit 1989-96: Sierra 18-7219
Water pump Kit 1974 and up: Sierra 18-3327
Spark plugs: Champion QL77J4, QL16V, L77J4, L16V
NGK B9HS-10, B7HS-10, B7HS10
Qt. Quicksilver HiPro Gearlube
Misc Grease
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[@maverickmisenko7234]

Nice restoration. Would love to see a toolbox tour! Just like every fisherman is a tackle junkie every mechanic is a tool junkie and its fun to see what other guys use!

[@outboardfinatic]

Haha i thought about that maybe in the future. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@chriseisele9969]

Great job young man .I'm learning a lot from you thanks brother Chris from OHIO

[@outboardfinatic]

Much appreciated!!!!

[@fishawk90]

Nice work. Those crosshatches looks fresh.

[@outboardfinatic]

My thoughts exactly. Engine wasn’t used much from previous owner just sat for awhile. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@fishawk90]

@@outboardfinatic pistons looks discoloured. He could of done a rings refresh.

[@willie714]

I have the same (new to me) engine. I'm having trouble gaining that first pull fire up and have to choke it everytime to restart after running . I did notice a very small amount of fuel coming out the float weep hole on the side of the carb. Any ideas? - Thanks.

[@outboardfinatic]

Have you by chance taken the carb off and gone through it and rebuilt it w a new kit? Kinda sounds like your needle isn’t sitting properly or something clogging the carb up. Probs the low speed jet is clogged up hence why you always have to choke it to get it to run after it’s already been running

[@danielrobert7181]

For sure, no fuel should weep out the side of the carb. This happens because the fuel needle is not seating properly thus not effectively shutting down fuel admission in the carb. You need to replace the fuel needle and the brass well in which the needle is inserted. Finally adjust (bend) the float arm so the float rests levelled with the carb's casing base. Also the float should move up and down freely and not grab on any part of the carb. If it does, that is caused by the float beeing allowed to open too wide (also called excessive float drop-down ). This is adjusted by bending-in the small tab at the end of the float's arm with a pair of needlenose pliers. As to your starting problem, having to choke a warm engine indicates your fuel mixture is too lean. Taking for granted the mixture screw is set right, my bet is there is a hairline crack (possibly not noticeable with the snakes eye) in the top plastic cover or it is warped allowing air to get in and mess up the fuel ratio. Get a new plastic top and follow the screw torque sequence indicated by the numbers stamped next to the screw holes. Do not overtighten the screws : once lightly seated, those should be given half a turn more. Period. Regards !

[@timsussenbach5376]

Is it worth the money to restore a johnson?

[@outboardfinatic]

In my area it is. I’m not a huge Johnson Evinrude person myself but a lot of people in my area like them and are still pretty popular. These models aren’t to bad and are relatively easy to do the service on them. But there are a lot of Johnson/evinrudes that I just refuse to touch

[@timsussenbach5376]

@@outboardfinatic the work you just did would cost 400 dollars in the netherlands... because new parts are expensive

[@outboardfinatic]

@@timsussenbach5376ahhh I see. Here in Pennsylvania there’s a neighboring Johnson/Evinrude dealer down the street from the shop I work at. They’ve been around since the 70s so the still have a lot of parts to get or I also use a lot of Sierra parts if I can’t find oem

[@timsussenbach5376]

@@outboardfinatic how much did all this cost for you?

[@outboardfinatic]

Well with my discounts I get probs under 200 bucks and just my time. And I got the motor for free

[@mariel843]

still bogging

[@outboardfinatic]

Where ya pick that up at? I’m guessing when I shifted it and gave it some throttle sounds slightly boggy. But without me getting it out on the lake and putting it under load and adjusting on the lake it’s kinda hard cus in a tank I can only rev it so much so I don’t get soaked lol. But w that being said these motors typically make a boggy kinda sound till you actually just open it WOT. But im sure the motor does need some slight adjusting. But till I can do it w a load on the motor this is the best it’s gonna get till the weather clears up