Bolt holes 85 hp-120hp

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alden135

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Will my 1969 85hp bolts line up with my 1990 120hp?

Thinking of swapping motors so I can actually boat this season.

 

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Re: Bolt holes 85 hp-120hp

bump

 

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They should be the same.

 

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Dhadley said:

They should be the same.

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Thanks Dhadley (again). I may just put that old evinrude on and get some boating in. At least that old electric shift dinosaur runs....

 

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What will I have to do to hook up the steering? I had cable steering with the 85hp.

 

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Oops! Well, are we looking at push-pull type cable or hydraulic?

 

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wire cables w/pully

 

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Is that what you want to stick with?

 

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No, I would like to hook up the existing steering from the 1990 POS 120 to the 85.

 

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You're going to have to find some hardware to secure the streering cable to the boat. OMC didn't have provision to use the tilt tube for the cable mount until 1973

 

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I'm a little confused. We're putting an older 85 where the V4 looper was, correct?

What kind of steering is in the boat now?

 

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Dhadley said:

I'm a little confused. We're putting an older 85 where the V4 looper was, correct?

What kind of steering is in the boat now?

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The boat has the 1990 steering. 1 cable moves the engine back and forth.

 

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Wow. I'm lost! So the steering you have now went through the tilt tube on the 120??

 

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Ok let's back up.

I have a 1990 120 johnson on a 1990 Sunbird.

That 120 has made me a lieutenant here at iboats and still falls apart.

I was thinking about taking the crap 120 off, and installing a 1969 evinrude 85hp in it's place. The 85 runs and I'm sick of beaching my boat and tearing it apart.

I just wanted to know if it would work.

Thanks,
Alden

 

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There are some aftermarket companies that make an adaptor so your push / pull cable will work on the 85 that doesn't have the tilt tube (it has a tilt pin). T&R Marine used to make some. Or Teleflex makes a standoff adaptor to allow you to use that cable.

 

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alden135 said:

That 120 has made me a lieutenant here at iboats and still falls apart.
Alden

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8)8)8)8)8)8)8)8) I know the feeling!