1984 vs. 1985 Johnson 70?

Kennio

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Newbie here.

Might buy a boat that has a 1985 Johnson 70 with bad cylinder, but found what might be a good 1984 seahorse 70 parts motor. Are the parts for these two motors interchageable?

Thanks to anyone out there that can help me.

Kennio
 

Chinewalker

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Re: 1984 vs. 1985 Johnson 70?

Should be a lot of interchangeability. You can check it part for part using the parts listings at shop2.evinrude.com...
 

Kennio

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Re: 1984 vs. 1985 Johnson 70?

Thanks Chinewalker very much for the reply and information.

I'm going to try and get a compression reading on the 1984 motor before I purchase. Any advice on what an acceptable compression range would be and where the red flags should start to fly? Anything else I should be looking for on this vintage Johnson 70?

Thanks again.

Kennio
 
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