1976 Johnson 35 hp tiller motor

by Chris
(Cottleville MO)

Hi everyone and thank you all for your help.I am a weekend mechanic so I don't know much. I ran my 1976 Johnson 35 horse motor earlier in the year and it ran fine. After sitting for a month I took it out and I went to start it and it wouldn't start. It will crank but will not start. I checked the compression and both cylinders were 28-30 psi. There is spark to the cylinders but I'm worried I might have a bad power head, or some other major issue. I was only able to check the compression with the engine cold. Not really sure what I'm doing and I sure could use some help. I talked to a repair shop and they basically said buy another motor, it would be too expensive to fix it. Thanks, Chris in Missouri