70hp johnson cant find year

sassy32134

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I have a 70 hp johnson motor that im havin trouble finding the year out. The only numbers i can find are on the mount bracket- 186684/26101. Anyone have any clues. We are desperate to get it fixed but need the year before doing so.
 

ezeke

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Re: 70hp johnson cant find year

Look on the engine block for a round, convex plug with (hopefully) two sets of numbers on it. Should be on the top or side near the cylinder head.
 

DHPMARINE

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Re: 70hp johnson cant find year

Yep,gotta identify it ! Pictures may help,if you can post them.What problems are you having ?<br /><br />DHP
 

sassy32134

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Re: 70hp johnson cant find year

cranks right up, sounds great then all the sudden spits up, out comes a puff of smoke, starts stuttering and trying to die out then goes back to running great. We have cleaned and adjusted the carbs, new spark plugs, checked the gas vents, and all that is good. Now we are down to the power pack, but I have people saying that it could also be the stator. The plug had no numbers on it. However,not sure if this will help, its a white motor 70 vro. I did find this on the right side of the back of the boat - FMC78308C686 thanks so much for your input.
 

sassy32134

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Re: 70hp johnson cant find year

Sorry everybody, didnt have my glasses on when I first looked. I found 30KT0A and 511938
 
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