I THINK IT IS A 1.4 HP BUT I AM NOT SURE. I WANT TO SAY I PAYED 150 FOR IT BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 125. ON ONE HAND IT IS NOT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IT IS QUITE OLD AND RARE. THE COIL IS BAD, THE CARB IS BROKEN AND SO IS THE SKEG BUT I RARELY SEE THESE JOHNSON'S IN MY PART OF THE USA. (I LIVE IN UTAH.)
I FIRST WENT TO LOOK AT THIS MOTOR A YEAR OR SO BEFORE I ACTUALLY BOUGHT IT. I PASSED IT UP THE FIRST TIME BUT AFTER COLLECTING A SMALL FLEET OF MOTORS I REALIZED HOW HARD IT WAS TO FIND AN OLD JOHNSON. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY. WHEN IT POPPED UP A YEAR LATER I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT IT.
1934 JOHNSON J70
THE FLYWHEEL HAS A UNIQUE LOOK. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO RESTORE THIS STARTER PULLEY SO I BETTER DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT. I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME ON THIS ONE AS I HAVE OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS AT THE MOMENT.
THE MOST AWESOME FEATURE OF THIS MOTOR, AS WELL AS OTHER JOHNSON MODELS, IS THE DESIGN AND SHAPE OF THE LOWER UNIT. IT HAS A REAL CLASSIC LOOK TO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE "LOOP" IS FOR ON THE FRONT BUT IT'S THE SIGNATURE FEATURE. ...TOO BAD ABOUT THAT BROKEN SKEG....
...AND OF COURSE IT IS A REAL PITTY ABOUT THE BROKEN CARB. THE BROKEN PART IS HARD TO SEE BUT IT IS THERE.
THIS MOTOR IS SMALL AND WOULD BE A QUICK PROJECT BUT I WILL NEED TO FIND THE PARTS BEFORE I AM ABLE TO UNDERTAKE THE RESTORATION.
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