Can you ID this Johnson 40 horse?

[baytonemus]

Can anyone give me a ballpark ID on this motor?



It's kind of a complicated situation, but I'm going to have to drive a couple of hours to take a look at it. The seller isn't near the motor either, so he can't give me a model number. It is for sale with no controls and the guy doesn't know whether or not it was an electric shift model.

Thanks.

 

[F_R]

Re: Can you ID this Johnson 40 horse?

It is an electric shift, around 1964-ish. With no controls nor the junction box, it is not worth much. The missing stuff is deep-pockets expensive. Shift switch = $400. Voltage regulator = $100. Not to mention the cables and boxes.

 

[baytonemus]

Re: Can you ID this Johnson 40 horse?

Bummer. That means even the lower unit is not compatible with my '63 Big Twin, right?

 

[F_R]

Re: Can you ID this Johnson 40 horse?

Right. Unless you swap a load of other parts too.

 

[baytonemus]

Re: Can you ID this Johnson 40 horse?

Shoot.

Out of curiosity, what do the letters in the Johnson model numbers signify? The year 1964 included...

RD-RDL-26
RDS-RDSL-26
RK-RKL-26

Thanks again, F_R.