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    1982 Johnson 175 HP outboard

    Hi all, I am having some trouble wiring up my Johnson to a new ignition key. The reason being is that there is a yellow wire coming off of the engines power pack going to the "B" on the keys ignition switch. If anyone can shed some light on what this yellow wire might be doing (plugged in to...
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    Key Wiring Issues

    Hi all I have a 1982 Johnson 175HP Outboard on a 18 ft Hydrodyne. Heres the problems on my previous Key ignition switch it had M1, M2, B, A, C, and S. My new one has the following as you can see in the picture. M1, M2, B, A, C, and I. And I'm redoing all this because my boat after redoing the...
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    Carling rocker switch

    Hi all I'm having so much trouble with this switch. It is a VXDJ switch. I understand the numbering system 1234567and 8. I just need some simple instructions to hook up my vote and stern light. Previously my lights were on and off and now I'm doing both on and just stern on and i would like the...
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    Key Ignition!?

    Anyone know what connections go where on the back of the key starter? Basically I have the old one hooked up but the markings are different and I don't want to connect anything wrong. It has push in choke feature. Thanks!
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    Johnson Gauge Questions/Ideas

    Hello everyone, I have a 1982 Johnson 175hp 2 stroke O/B and I and getting some new teleflex eclipse series gauges for it. Im wondering out of this list which gauges will work when hooked up with this O/B. 1. Water Temp Gauge 0-240? (does this just let you know if the impeller is burning up...
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    Johnson tachometer hookup

    Hey guys...I'm realizing now why my tachometer doesn't work. I believe its because the send cable isn't hooked up. Where or to what do I hook it up to and with what gauge wire. I included pictures of the tach and the power box off the boat. Its a Johnson 175 hp 1979. Any help would be great!
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    1977 Johnson Outboard 175 HP

    Hey all, So my starter went out in my Johnson and instead of doing the smart thing and having it rebuilt, I bought another one off ebay. The ebay one works fine and is the correct mount its just the splines on the top are 8 spline and the original one is 9. Various marinas have told me that 8...
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    7.5 Ted Williams Problems!

    Hello, I'm new to the forums. I recently purchased a 7.5 Ted Williams. I do not know the year but the serial number is 271-5888-1. Does anyone know the year. Also i changed the lower unit oil with 2 stroke lube from gander. I mixed 24/1 TCW 3 oil with 93 octane unleaded. I got the motor to run...
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