I've had this 1978 Johnson 9.9 since my father died 20 years ago. It sat unused on his cellar for at least 15 years before that. The motor was used maybe a half dozen times since he bought it in 1979.
I dug it out earlier this year because I've been fishing a hp restricted lake only to find the mice had a field day under the cover. They chewed almost every wire. I looked again last week and figured I could repair the wires after all. I installed a carb kit which wasn't really needed. You could eat out of the carb. The 41 year old impeller was as soft and flexible as the new one. Changed lower unit oil and found no sign of water. I don't think this motor has more than 20-25 hours on it. Slapped it on the boat in a drum of water. It started on the second pull. Hooray!!! I had to close the needle valve 1/8th turn to get it idleing. It purrs. Just have to wash the crud off it.
Now I have a mate for my 1978 35hp on my 1978 Starcraft. Love the old stuff.
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