Vtwin....welcome to iboats.<br /><br />Your 70 horse is a 1981.<br /><br />(EDIT) Little more info.<br /><br />J - Johnson<br />T - Engine is equiped with Trim and Tilt<br />L - Engine is a long shaft.<br />CI - Year <br />M - That particular model run.<br /><br />Feel free to ask questions here on the forum. That's what we are all about.
Bottom of this page has Manuals. I recommend the Seloc if you are a beginner. Factory Manuals can be had here:<br /><br /> web page They are specific to your model, whereas the generic Manuals cover many models.