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therieldeal · Joined: 20 Oct 2010 Posts: 245 Location: Thompson, CT

So I picked up (I think) 76 Johnson 6 hp outboard for very cheap the other day. It needs some work, but seems to have good compression and "ran when put away" so I think I can make it work. To repair it I’ll need to remove both the power head and the lower unit to get to two different issues. Should I take the whole thing apart at once, or do one repair and then the other? If doing one and then the other, which do you recommend doing first?

The upper repair is to reconnect the shift shaft as it has become disconnected from the shift lever (stuck in fwd). The lower repair is to replace the water pump as preventative maintenance. Other than these two issues everything else is intact, albeit dirty & a little corroded. Hoping to wire brush everything and hit it with some paint. Anyone have recommendations on paint??

Thanks!
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therieldeal · Joined: 20 Oct 2010 Posts: 245 Location: Thompson, CT

This thing might actually be mid to late 60's? Trying to figure out the exact year & model, having a hard time because the little tag has fallen off. If anyone has a good reference site with paint schemes on old Johnson's please post a link! Everything below the cover is white, it looks like the 70's models were darker grey.
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PB's:
LMB - 4 pounds - Stump Pond, Thompson
Carp - 11 pounds - W. Thompson Lake, Thompson

Still searching for some toothy critters big enough to be worth weighing...