[SEL] Johnson Utilimotor Up Date

[FRM8198 at aol.com]

Hi List,
Today was a great day for the Johnson Utilimotor restoration.   The piston is 
no longer stuck in the cylinder.
Thank goodness for this list.  I think I would have several  chunks of cast 
iron if I did listen to good advise about taking it  easy, going slow, and not 
to rush.  
The heat wrench was used a couple of times with liberal application  of 
penetration oil as the assembly cooled.  Then after the unit was at a  temperature 
cool enough to touch, a hammer and a block of wood was used to  liberate the 
piston.  The piston and rings are in good condition.  The  cylinder needs to be 
honed.
The rest of the engine has been cleaned and is ready for  reassembly.  The 
flywheel and the rear magneto brass cover plate has been  glass beaded.
The magnet in the magneto needs to be re-magnetizes.  However,  the gentleman 
who does this type of work for me has been hospitalize.   Therefore, the 
completion of this project will have wait until he is back at  work. 
Again thanks for all the excellent inputs from the  members of this list.  
Even though that some of the suggestions were not  applicable at the time, I was 
able to recall what people had recommended to  accomplish similar tasks.  

Francis  Maciel
Santa Maria,  California