Gotta start somewhere...Got me some goodies. Motor questions though.

[BigHE]

I found a link to outboardbooks.com from the Johnson website. I found it there. Thanks.

[lathehand]

I would try spinning the fly wheel and see if that piston is moveing.I,ve seen where a cylinder had no compression and the rod be blown and the engin still run

[THEFERMANATOR]

That white t-stat housing I'm betting was the cause of the failure. OMC changed out those white housings to a black housing in 87-88 due to problems with the white ones sticking and overheating. That engine looks to be LOOSE to say the least from the looks of the lower cylinder. Personally I would reccomend finding a good used engine Vs rebuilding that one. Speaking from experience, the 85 is a nightmare to try and get to run decent, and it will always be on the ragged edge of living unless you do ALOT of upgrades to it. 85 is a one year only set-up, and tthey just aren't really feasable to keep alive. Look for an 88+ 140 to replace it with.

[BigHE]

Well, DAMN!!! Not much more I can say but, DAMN!!! Guess I'll be content with the stuff I actually bought the boat for. Trashing a running motor seems so wrong. LOL

[BigHE]

Yeah. I'm nowhere near ready for a motor anyway. I have plenty of time. Just would have been nice to cross it off the wishlist. I appreciate all the info and suggestions.