Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

[pyerardi]

I'm new to working on outboards. I was just given a 1960 40hp electramatic and I'm still waiting for my repair manual and gen belt. I can't get it to start since the belt broke. Does it need the belt in order to fire?

Thanks

 

[Daviet]

Re: Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

No, it should run without the gen belt, all the ign system is under the flywheel.

 

[pyerardi]

Re: Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

Thanks. I'll have to dig deeper and see what else happened when the belt broke.

 

[F_R]

Re: Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

The above reply is correct, but there is no such thing as a 1960 Electramatic. But if there were, it would run without the belt.

I hope you ordered the correct manual.

 

[pyerardi]

Re: Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

Really? The info given to me was that it was a 1960. the motor says Johnson electramatic super seahorse and the serial # is J27398. Unfortunatly the model # is unreadable but we are trying to get it figured out before they ship the manual.

 

[pyerardi]

Re: Johnson 40 super seahorse no start?

update. figured out why the belt broke and no spark after that, the woodruff key sheared so only the flywheel was turning.