lonewolfed
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- Oct 21, 2009
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I'm redoing a 1964 runabout boat as my latest project as I move from small to larger and larger vessels (obviously I'm a boating newcomer with a 16 foot runabout). Installed new stringers, deck, seats, steering cables etc.
Found a 1999 50HP Johnson on Craig's List close to home. the guy had it on a bass boat bought new but soon learned NJ has a 25HP restriction on most lakes and he is a freshwater guy so he swapped the motor out.
The motor still has the paint on it where the starter teeth meet the flywheel so for 1500 its mine! (Everyone else wanted to see it running, one look at it and I KNOW it wasn't used much. Plus the guy was getting married and needed the cash). But my 1995 and newer wiring harness does not fit it. The Motor has one large Red plug for the connections at the head. The 1995+ wiring harness has three small plugs, a triangle, a square and a rectangle connection. I start googling and searching and email a guy form these forums. He tells me they switched over in 1995, so if I have a 1999 motor something is wrong. He shows me a picture of an adapter-but its the same type of female end thats on my motor....with the three shaped mail plugs like at the terminating end on the new harness.
So time to go reinvestigate the motor. I go out to the shed Saturday since its cold and dark when I get home this time of year. The Red plug wires go under a plastic cover. I remove it...and there they are-the three 1995 and newer "check engine " type of three plugs.
Luckily I was more happy than feeling like an idiot. I can't wait for spring because this looks like a plug and play!
Anyone have any "sat for 11 years" maintenance recomendations????
Found a 1999 50HP Johnson on Craig's List close to home. the guy had it on a bass boat bought new but soon learned NJ has a 25HP restriction on most lakes and he is a freshwater guy so he swapped the motor out.
The motor still has the paint on it where the starter teeth meet the flywheel so for 1500 its mine! (Everyone else wanted to see it running, one look at it and I KNOW it wasn't used much. Plus the guy was getting married and needed the cash). But my 1995 and newer wiring harness does not fit it. The Motor has one large Red plug for the connections at the head. The 1995+ wiring harness has three small plugs, a triangle, a square and a rectangle connection. I start googling and searching and email a guy form these forums. He tells me they switched over in 1995, so if I have a 1999 motor something is wrong. He shows me a picture of an adapter-but its the same type of female end thats on my motor....with the three shaped mail plugs like at the terminating end on the new harness.
So time to go reinvestigate the motor. I go out to the shed Saturday since its cold and dark when I get home this time of year. The Red plug wires go under a plastic cover. I remove it...and there they are-the three 1995 and newer "check engine " type of three plugs.
Luckily I was more happy than feeling like an idiot. I can't wait for spring because this looks like a plug and play!
Anyone have any "sat for 11 years" maintenance recomendations????
