CouesPursuit Report post Posted April 23 I was extremely fortunate to pick up this 1986 Johnson 9.9hp outboard from Sam. He was an excellent seller and I appreciate the ease of communication and transaction. Thank you, Sam! The motor was purchased with no questions asked and with similar experiences restoring/maintaining 70-90s OEM outboards, I ordered the anticipated service parts. When I hooked up the fuel for the intital test, fuel spewed from the inlet to the fuel pump. Instead of the entire fuel pump for an additional $60, I had ordered the fuel pump repair kit betting the rubber diaphragms needed replaced. If you don't have youth motor skills with your hands, you may be better off getting the entire pump, the springs suck. YMMV. Fuel continued to shoot after the fuel repair kit. It ended up being a crack on fuel filter cap once the kit was installed. No biggie, another $11 Luckily, a 1976 4hp I own shared the same cap I found cracked and testing continued.. 20240422_185635.mp4 Immediate fire and glory, but nothing out of the tell-tale. I removed the water outlet and it was clogged. Even after, still no water in the outlet. I have the water pump and carb kits ready to deploy through the week, more to come. Thanks again, Sam. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted April 23 Love seeing the dedication! Solid work!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted April 25 With shifter in forward position, it took six 3/8" bolts to drop the gearcase and one 3/8" bolt to remove the shift linkage to get to the water pump today. The old water pump and driveshaft have some wear but the impeller was in good shape. Found the shaft key below the pump (likely culprit). Regardless, all cleaned and replaced. Runs excellent for no carb work or spark plugs. Those and gear oil change left. Stay tuned.. 20240424_190416.mp4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistzz Report post Posted April 25 Time to catch some trout!! Go get em… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted April 25 7 hours ago, twistzz said: Time to catch some trout!! Go get em… I agree, I'm up here at Big Lake and as I drove by last Saturday it looked like it had about 90% ice on it. Yesterday, no ice. I'll going to b try to fish it today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Report post Posted April 27 Nice job Shea! Glad you know your way around these motors and it didn't cost too much extra to get it running. Best of luck at Big lake, one of my favorite places to fish. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
