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Location: Athens, Ohio | On my daddy's old 1952 Johnson 10, I mixed 8 oz of oil per gallon - quite a lot by today's standards. I was told to keep it a bit thick, due to old rings; she may smoke a bit at those levels but as long as it starts it's better than blowing the head, I guess.
BassBoatCentral has some Johnson guys over there that may be more help than I am, though. If it was me, before I 'fired it up' at the ramp and got halfway up the lake, I'd take it to a shop and have them tank test it, or put the muffs on in the front yard and let 'er rip a bit. good luck with it, those dang things are built like tanks! Also, double check the lower unit oil levels and clarity, pull the plugs for obvious fouling, ck. the fuel line for any pinhole leaks, all that good stuff. Is that a pressure fuel tank that you pump up? Mine was, you can't hardly find those any more.
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