Re: Can you give me more info on this Johnson Motor? 48 h.p.? Year? Didn't know exist
Yea my bud has a '96 and the PO drilled a hole in the tilt assist because it had locked up. Now the motor comes up freely. He is trying to find a trim or assist assembly, and you are correct. Both are very expensive. So for now he has a floppy motor that draws up in reverse.....
When I bought my little center console with the 48, the tilt assist was gone. There was a block of wood to set the trim and a couple of big cable ties to prevent it from kicking up in reverse. I only ran it that way for a test run when buying. The tie straps actually worked OK and would still break away if you hit something. After some shopping on ebay and a trip to the electronics shop I put tilt and trim on for a bit over $350.
Found a used cylinder for $250, $30 for the switch, $20 for the shifter add on to hold the switch, $25 to build the circuit box, and about $25 for wire. But I spent a while looking for a cylinder at that price. It was painted some butt ugly blue but worked great.