Hello, new member here. My father in law handed over his '59 or '60 Clinton J9. In the 38 years I've known him, it has seen very little use as it ran very poorly. He finally sent it home with me when it failed to turn over at all.
I'm not going to throw a fortune into it, but I got the rings unstuck with minimal effort with my breaker bar and a few hours of ATF soaking. It has decent compression, I can't hand turn enough to get a reading but it sounds decent. The impeller is crumbled and torn to nubs so I'll order a new one. The carb is so varnished that I am going to have to tank it. The plug is rusty and worn so will be replaced. And the lower unit doesn't have lube, it has tar, so it will also be flushed.
I've gotten this far today with just an illustrated parts list, but I'm ready to start putting things back together. Does anyone have a link or a copy of a J9 service manual I could use to get this little motor tuned properly? It's also missing the throttle ball, is there an easy substitute? Thanks in advance.
I'm not going to throw a fortune into it, but I got the rings unstuck with minimal effort with my breaker bar and a few hours of ATF soaking. It has decent compression, I can't hand turn enough to get a reading but it sounds decent. The impeller is crumbled and torn to nubs so I'll order a new one. The carb is so varnished that I am going to have to tank it. The plug is rusty and worn so will be replaced. And the lower unit doesn't have lube, it has tar, so it will also be flushed.
I've gotten this far today with just an illustrated parts list, but I'm ready to start putting things back together. Does anyone have a link or a copy of a J9 service manual I could use to get this little motor tuned properly? It's also missing the throttle ball, is there an easy substitute? Thanks in advance.