what year engine is my Johnson 35hp

[Jay Ainslie]

I finally found the metal tag with the motor information but I don't know how to decipher it. Here is the information.
Model = J35RCSW
Serial # = E5267828
Thanks....

 

[F_R]

Re: what year engine is my Johnson 35hp

1980. CS is the year code. It goes by the code word INTRODUCES, where I = 1, N = 2, T = 3, and so on.

 

[Jay Ainslie]

Re: what year engine is my Johnson 35hp

Thanks !!