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N.W. Illinois | I was just looking at vintage Johnson and Evinrude snowmobiles here http://www.davesomcwarehouserepair.com/Shop-Online.html and here http://vintageomc.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/4129752
Hopefully the hood isn't to out of line cost wise. I find it hard to believe the prices they want for complete sleds. I grew up with Johnson and would have to say they were not to reliable. The worse was the Rampage models where the engine sat in your lap. There was always something wrong with them and now they are a highly desired collectable.
Does yours have a rotary(Wankel) engine? The rotaries loved gas and oil.
You are correct about the steering. They like to go straight. It steers much better going backwards but be careful you do not catch the ski on something, you will stop quickly. Always come to a complete stop before going in reverse from forward and vice versa. I would not ride far from home without somebody else riding another sled, could be a long walk home. One other word of caution, the brakes are lousy on those sleds. Really bad, do not depend on them for stopping, brake fade occurs after one good use. | |
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