Re: '68 or '71 Johnson? Which is better?
Hi Rocks <br /> Finding some parts for either one of these motors might get to be a challange. Although I think most stuff can be had for a price. There are alot of these motors around and quite a few in good shape mechanicly. The trouble is all the electrical stuff, wireing harnesses, switches, ampilfiers, electro magnets,etc are old. And as steelspike said, this afects shifting of the L/U. A guy could end up dumping more money into these motors than there worth. Of course this all depends on the price payed for the unit to start with and the condition. Unless you are a good scrounger,mechanic and really know your motors, you would probably do better spending a little more money and buying somthing a little newer. Possably from a reputable dealer. This is the reason there are so many of these type motors at seemingly reasonable prices. They drive me nuts, they,re too good to junk, but too expencive to fix.
