1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

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Creedence Gross

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Looking for the switch inside the control box to engage the prop forward and reverse. It's for a johnson 60h.p. outboard 1971. Even possibily the whole control box.:confused::confused:
 
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Re: 1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

The individual switches are darn near impossible to find and even if you do find one, you'll pay a fotune for it. My best advice is to look for an entire control unit on EBay.



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Re: 1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

agree, and the Johnson control boxes are different than Evinrude, hydroelectric boxes. the switches are different.
 
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Re: 1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

Creedence Gross said:
Looking for the switch inside the control box to engage the prop forward and reverse. It's for a johnson 60h.p. outboard 1971. Even possibily the whole control box.:confused::confused:
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If you are handy and careful, you can disassemble and clean up the switch provided its not physically broken.
The 1971 60 hp is a hydroelectric gearcase; not to be confused with the earlier electromatic gearcases. The switches are different. And, as TD pointed out, the controls for the hydroelectric Johnsons and Evinrudes are also different.
 
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Re: 1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

too bad they are different as I have one for a evinrude
 
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Re: 1971 Johnson outboard hydro-electric switch

Clarification: While the Johnson Hydro-Electric conrol unit is different than the Evinrude version, they are compatible with motors of the "opposite" brand. You can use a Johnson HE control box on an Evinrude motor & vice-versa.

What is different, is the actual switch. The Johnson uses a toggle lever type switch, which is moved by the base of the throttle/shift handle, while the Evinrude has a three button switch. No matter which type is present, however, the electrical circuitry in the motors, is the same.



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