72 johnson 100 ?s

[Gus Mortimer]

Hi am new here and have been doing a lot of reading (tons of good stuff) glad to see such an active forum.<br /><br /> I was Just given an old starcraft with a johnson 100 (100esl 72r) I was told that it has not been run for some time, 12years or so, he did seem confident that it was a real trooper and would be pretty easy to start.<br /> Aside from impellor, a carb cleaning and any fuel line trouble, is there anything else I should be worried about?<br /> I gather from the model #s it is a 72. what does the ESL and the R stand for?

 

[papasage]

Re: 72 johnson 100 ?s

the fot on that motor is a eletric shift dont use regular foot oil . there is a special oil for it check with a dealer . i have a 73 with the eletric shift .it is a 50 hp but works the same . it will stay in gear till the enguin turne enough rpm to activate the cylidnoids . your first thing to do is git a manuel avaible frome this site . i was lucky to be able to git the original shop manuel from a dealer that went out of buisness . git a manul and keep posting on your progress . there is a plenty of help on this site and t m d site

 

[Gus Mortimer]

Re: 72 johnson 100 ?s

I was aware of the lower lube, I have an OMC form 76 on my other boat, a 120 i/o. What is this other forum you were talking about?

 

[papasage]

Re: 72 johnson 100 ?s

themarinedoctor.com

 

[papasage]

Re: 72 johnson 100 ?s

jr there is a post at top on a 72 . it is the same motor just hp. if you havent seen it .read the post will be of some help