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    How to find the age of my motor with out the correct ID tag

    I am rebuilding a what I think is a 70's vintage 6 HP long shaft Johnson. Here is my dilemma. According to the ID tag on the transom bracket, it is a 6R77A, which tells me it's a 1977. A few problems with that though: - The outboard is painted in Johnson green, except for the transom bracket...
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    '76 Johnson 6HP shift lever hard to move

    I am in the process of rebuilding a 76 6HP long shaft. It came with my sailboat, and has not run in at least 10 years. It has a very hard gear shift. Doesn't matter what direction, forward to neutral, neutral to reverse. It feel's like its very tight. I have the lower unit off to service the...
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    Adding a kill switch to a 76 Johnson 6 HP

    I have a 6HP 76 Johnson that I want to put a kill switch on. I have a good idea on what I need to do, just want to know what I need to ground. It has points ignition. Do I ground the coils or the condensors (capacitors) to kill it?
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