Re: Adapt electric shift to manual? Johnson 60 (1971 yr)
Yes, it is possible. A friend of mine bought a pary barge recently and got the Johnson motor (50 hp)late model that came on it as a spare. It had blown due to failure of oil injection. He also got a 50hp Johnson (installed on the bardge) with an es in the serial number and manufactured during the ES era. His older motor appeared appeared to have been recently rebuilt and runs great but no longer has electric shift. We scratched our head and from the same puke green, similiarly faded colors cannot tell the lower unit has been changed, but it has to have been as it now has manual shift. A dealer must have made the change as it still bears the SN of an electric shift unit and has spare terminals on his electric connections for the shift mech. His motor is probably, if I remember a 75 or 76. If you were close to Arkansas I would put you in touch with Dave. Your lower end and his are all compatable in those years from 50hp up. Its probably going to be for sale soon if the rebuild on his new engine with trim works out. The powerhead on his 90s engine and his 7? engine are mechanical almost identical. Let me know if you want his tn. Ron
