71 Johnson hydro electric shift 60esl-71c

[Jmar1782]

I need a picture of the original wiring to this engine controller. The person who I bought the boat from wired it with a relay and I guess it was his last attempt to fix it before he sold it. I purchased a new shift switch cause the old one was broken and rewired to a relay. Any advice or diagrams pictures would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone and have a great Fourth of July.

 

[jimmbo]

Here is a wiring diagram from an other engine that used the same shift system. Evinrude and Johnson used different Control Boxes, but the Circuits should be the same

https://www.downloadservicemanuals.com/manuals/evinrude-johnson/wiring-diagrams/100_and_125_hp_1971-72.pdf

 

[Jmar1782]

Jimmbo, you are the man this definitely got me going! I appreciate your help.

 

[jimmbo]

One Caveat, There are 2 different switches because there were two different Controls for Non-mechanically shifted Johnsons. One is for the Electric Shift, which supplies power for Forward and for Reverse. The other, which is what your motor needs, is for the Hydro-Electric Shift, which supplies power for Neutral and Reverse. The two can't be swapped. Maybe that is why the previous owner rigged up some Rube Goldberg device using a relay...