1971ES Johnson 60 HP

[katiedoes]

I have a 1971ES Johnson/Evenrude 60 HP outboard, been working on it all summer and spent tons of $ with folks saying they can fix it. Problem it stays in forward gear always even starts in forward. I looked at the lower unit and a bolt has been broken off that holds the oil pump in so I can't get it out, I changed the lower unit oil to the type C. I have put the new selnoid part in the control box, now I am being told it is probably the oil pump...hard to find in Utah. Does anyone have an oil pump or a complete lower unit for this? Any suggestions? The shift is Hydro Electric so now I am lost

 

[GlasV162]

Re: 1971ES Johnson 60 HP

Is your shift switch in the control box working properly? I had a '72 Johnson 65 hp with the same hydro-electric shift system. Any time I had trouble with it shifting, it was the shift switch in the control box. That switch appears to be a weak link in the system. Try to test that part first before tearing into the l/u. It's a 3-position switch in the control box that activates the shfting solenoids in the lower unit. If your motor is stuck in forward, you probably have a break in the electrical system somewhere, and I'd start with the control box. In forward gear, there are no solenoids activated. Solenoids are activated only in neutral and reverse. Good luck!!

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: 1971ES Johnson 60 HP

You must get 12 volts to the green wire for it to go in neutral. Read this for more and solutions...(Joe Reeves)

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[R.Johnson]

Re: 1971ES Johnson 60 HP

There is no bolt that hold's the oil pump. It is held in place by a large snap-ring in the forward nosecone of the gearcase. There are two wires' going to the gearcase. They are located on the underside of the power head, and go into the exhaust housing. They have a knife connector covered with a rubber sleeve. Disconnect these two wires'. With a jumper wire connected to the hot side of the starter solinoid. For this test, the engine must be running, or cranking over with the plug's out.. Touch the jumper wire to the blue wire, it should shift to neautral. Touch the jumper wire to both the green and blue, the engine should go to reverse. Make sure you are touching the wire's going into the gearcase. If the gearcase will not shift with this test, the problem is in the gearcase.