Bought this 1983 Johnson on a 16 ft Lowe "Big John" boat at first of year not running. I rebuilt carb new fuel pump and sparkplugs ran fine all year! Would like to find a little more power thinking about rebuilding powerhead maybe boring to .30 over ,but hate to take apart a good running engine.How do I tell if this needs rebuilding I am new to boats I am a retired auto.tech.Check compresson? What should it be? This boat runs and starts very well!Also is there a way to add a electric tilt-trim to this some of the rivers around here have shallow areas!
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