How can I find Year of 85HP Johnson Outboard

Big-HE

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Hello. I bought my boat and motor about 2 years ago and it has never given me problem until recently. I would like to buy a repair manual but I don't what year the motor is. Any suggestions??? :confused:
 

Bob_VT

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Re: How can I find Year of 85HP Johnson Outboard

Got a model # and serial # ?<br /><br />Usually located on the motor on the side by the transom mount.<br /><br />Bob
 

goggleye5728

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Re: How can I find Year of 85HP Johnson Outboard

This table might help-<br />Johnson <br />Model Nr. - overview<br /><br /> 1.5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1968 SC-10 <br /> 1969 1R69 <br /> 1970 1R70 <br /> 2 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1971 2R71 <br /> 1972 2R72 <br /> 1973 2R73 <br /> 1974 2R74 <br /> 1975 2R75 <br /> 1976 2R76 <br /> 1977 2R77 <br /> 1978 2R78 <br /> 1979 2R79 <br /> 2.5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1946-50 HD-25 <br /> 1951 HD-26 <br /> 3 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1952-54 JW-10 <br /> 1955 JW-11 <br /> 1956 JW-12 <br /> 1957 JW-JWL-13 <br /> 1958 JW-JWL-14 <br /> 1959 JW-JWL-15 <br /> 1960 JW-JWL-16 <br /> 1961-62 JW-JWL-17 <br /> 1963 JW-JWL-18 <br /> 1964 JH-JHL-19 <br /> JW-JWL-19 <br /> 1965 JH-JHL-20 <br /> JW-JWL-20 <br /> 1966 JH-JHL-21 <br /> JW-JWL-21 <br /> 1967 JH-JHL-22 <br /> JHF-21 <br /> JHF-22 <br /> JW-JWL-22 <br /> JWF-21 <br /> 1968 JH-JHL-23 <br /> JHF-23 <br /> JW-JWL-23 <br /> JWF-23 <br /> 4 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1969 4R69-4RL69 <br /> 4W69 <br /> 1970 4R70-4RL70 <br /> 4W70-4WL70 <br /> 1971 4R71-4RL71 <br /> 4W71-4WL71 <br /> 1972 4R72-4RL72 <br /> 4W72 <br /> 1973 4R73-4RL73 <br /> 4W73 <br /> 1974 4R74-4RL74 <br /> 4W74 <br /> 1975 4R75-4RL75 <br /> 4W75 <br /> 1976 4R76-4RL76 <br /> 4W76 <br /> 1977 4R77-4RL77 <br /> 4W77 <br /> 1978 4R78-4RL78 <br /> 4W78 <br /> 1979 4R79-4RL79 <br /> 4W79 <br /> 5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1950-51 TN-25 <br /> TN-26 <br /> TN-27 <br /> 1952-53 TN-28 <br /> 1965 LD-LDL-10 <br /> 1966 LD-LDL-11 <br /> 1967 LD-LDL-12 <br /> 1968 LD-LDL-13 <br /> 5.5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1954 CD-10 <br /> CD-11 <br /> 1955 CD-12 <br /> 1956 CD-13 <br /> 1957 CD-CDL-14 <br /> 1958 CD-CDL-15 <br /> 1959 CD-CDL-16 <br /> 1960 CD-CDL-17 <br /> 1961 CD-CDL-18 <br /> 1962 CD-CDL-19 <br /> 1963 CD-CDL-20 <br /> 1964 CD-CDL-21 <br /> 6 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1965 CD-CDL-22 <br /> 1966 CD-CDL-23 <br /> 1967 CD-CDL-24 <br /> 1968 CD-CDL-25 <br /> 1969 6R69-6RL69 <br /> 1970 6R70-6RL70 <br /> 1971 6R71-6RL71 <br /> 1972 6R72-6RL72 <br /> 1973 6R73-6RL73 <br /> 1974 6R74-6RL74 <br /> 1975 6R75-6RL75 <br /> 1976 6R76-6RL76 <br /> 1977 6R77-6RL77 <br /> 1978 6R78-6RL78 <br /> 1979 6R79-6RL79 <br /> 7.5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1956 AD-10 <br /> 1957 AD-ADL-11 <br /> 1958 AD-ADL-12 <br /> 9.5 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1964 MQ-MQL-10 <br /> 1965 MQ-MQL-11 <br /> 1966 MQ-MQL-12 <br /> 1967 MQ-MQL-13 <br /> 1968 MQ-MQL-14 <br /> 1969 9R69-9RL69 <br /> 1970 9R70-9RL70 <br /> 1971 9R71-9RL71 <br /> 1972 4R72-9RL72 <br /> 9R72-9RL72 <br /> 1973 9R73-9RL73 <br /> <br /> 9.9 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1974 10E74-10EL74 <br /> 10R74-10RL74 <br /> 1975 10E75-10EL75 <br /> 10R75-10RL75 <br /> 1976 10E76-10EL76 <br /> 10R76-10RL76 <br /> 1977 10E77-10EL77 <br /> 10R77-10RL77 <br /> 1978 10E78-10EL78 <br /> 10R78-10RL78 <br /> 10SEL78 <br /> 1979 10E79-10EL79 <br /> 10R79-10RL79 <br /> 10SEL79 <br /> 10 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1949-50 QD-10 <br /> QD-11 <br /> 1951-52 QD-12 <br /> QD-13 <br /> 1953 QD-14 <br /> 1954 QD-15 <br /> 1955 QD-16 <br /> 1956 QD-17 <br /> 1957 QD-QDL-18 <br /> 1958 QD-QDL-19 <br /> 1959 QD-QDL-20 <br /> 1960 QD-QDL-21 <br /> 1961 QD-QDL-22 <br /> 1962 QD-QDL-23 <br /> 1963 QD-QDL-24 <br /> 15 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1956 E-10 <br /> FD-10 <br /> 1974 15E74-15EL74 <br /> 15R74-15RL74 <br /> 1975 15E75-15EL75 <br /> 15R75-15RL75 <br /> 1976 15E76-15EL76 <br /> 15R76-15RL76 <br /> 1977 15E77-15EL77 <br /> 15R77-15RL77 <br /> 1978 15E78-15EL78 <br /> 15R78-15RL78 <br /> 1979 15E79-15EL79 <br /> 15R79-15RL79 <br /> 16 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1949-50 SD-20 <br /> 18 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1957 E-11 <br /> FD-FDL-11 <br /> FDE-FDEL-11 <br /> 1958 E-12 <br /> FD-FDL-12 <br /> FDE-FDEL-12 <br /> 1959 FD-FDL-13 <br /> 1960 FD-FDL-14 <br /> 1961 FD-FDL-15 <br /> 1962 FD-FDL-16 <br /> 1963 FD-FDL-17 <br /> 1964 FD-FDL-18 <br /> 1965 FD-FDL-19 <br /> 20 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1966 FD-20 <br /> 1967 FD-FDL-21 <br /> 1968 FD-FDL-22 <br /> 1969 20R69-20RL69 <br /> 1970 20R70-20RL70 <br /> 1971 20R71-20RL71 <br /> 1972 20R72-20RL72 <br /> 1973 20R73-20RL73 <br /> 22 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1941-50 PO-15 <br /> 25 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1951 RD-10 <br /> RD-11 <br /> 1952 RD-12 <br /> RD-13 <br /> 1953 RD-14 <br /> 1953-54 RD-15 <br /> 1954 RD-16 <br /> RDE-16 <br /> 1955 RD-17 <br /> RDE-17 <br /> 1969 25R69-25RL69 <br /> 1970 25R70-25RL70 <br /> 1971 25R71-25RL71 <br /> 1972 25E72-25EL72 <br /> 25R72-25RL72 <br /> 1973 25E73-25EL73 <br /> 25R73-25RL73 <br /> 1974 25E74-25EL74 <br /> 25R74-25RL74 <br /> 1975 25E75-25EL75 <br /> 25R75-25RL75 <br /> 1976 25E76-25EL76 <br /> 25R76-25RL76 <br /> 1977 25E77-25EL77 <br /> 25R77-25RL77 <br /> 1978 25E78-25EL78 <br /> 25R78-25RL78 <br /> 1979 25E79-25EL79 <br /> 25R79-25RL79 <br /> 28 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1962 RX-RXL-10 <br /> 1963 RX-RXL-11 <br /> RXE-11 <br /> 1964 RX-RXL-12 <br /> RXE-12 <br /> 30 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1956 RD-18 <br /> RDE-18 <br /> RJE-18 <br /> 33 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1965 RX-RXL-13 <br /> RXE-RXEL-13 <br /> 1966 RX-RXL-14 <br /> RXE-RXEL-14 <br /> 1967 RX-RXL-15 <br /> RXE-RXEL-15 <br /> 1968 RX-RXL-16 <br /> RXE-RXEL-16 <br /> 1969 33E69-33EL69 <br /> 33R69-33RL69 <br /> 1970 33E70-33EL70 <br /> 33R70-33RL70 <br /> 35 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1957 RD-RDL-19 <br /> RDE-RDEL-19 <br /> RJE-RJEL-19 <br /> 1958 RD-RDL-19C <br /> RDE-RDEL-19C <br /> RDS-RDSL-20 <br /> 1959 RD-RDL-21 <br /> RDS-RDSL-21 <br /> 1976 35E76-35EL76 <br /> 35R76-35RL76 <br /> 1977 35E77-35EL77 <br /> 35R77-35RL77 <br /> V4ML1135EL77 <br /> 1978 35E78-35EL78 <br /> 35R78-35RL78 <br /> 1979 35E79-35EL79 <br /> 35R79-35RL79 <br /> 40 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1960 RD-RDL-22 <br /> RDS-RDSL-22 <br /> 1961 RD-RDL-23 <br /> RDS-RDSL-23 <br /> 1962 RD-RDL-24 <br /> RDS-RDSL-24 <br /> RK-RKL-24 <br /> 1963 RD-RDL-25 <br /> RDS-RDSL-25 <br /> RK-RKL-25 <br /> 1964 RD-RDL-26 <br /> RDS-RDSL-26 <br /> RK-RKL-26 <br /> 1965 RD-RDL-27 <br /> RDS-RDSL-27 <br /> RK-RKL-27 <br /> 1966 RD-RDL-28 <br /> RDS-RDSL-28 <br /> RK-RKL-28 <br /> 1967 RD-RDL-29 <br /> RDS-RDSL-29 <br /> RK-RKL-29 <br /> 1968 RD-RDL-30 <br /> RDS-RDSL-30 <br /> RK-RKL-30 <br /> 1969 40E69-40EL69 <br /> 40ES69-40ESL6 <br /> 40R69-40RL69 <br /> 1970 40E70-40EL70 <br /> 40ES70-40ESL7 <br /> 40R70-40RL70 <br /> 1971 40E71-40EL71 <br /> 40R71-40RL71 <br /> 1972 40E72-40EL72 <br /> 40R72-40RL72 <br /> 1973 40E73-40EL73 <br /> 40R73-40RL73 <br /> 1974 40E74-40EL74 <br /> 40R74-40RL74 <br /> 1975 40E75-40EL75 <br /> 40R75-40RL75 <br /> 1976 40E76-40EL76 <br /> 40R76-40RL76 <br /> 50 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1958 V4-V4L-10 <br /> V4S-V4SL-10 <br /> 1959 V4-V4L-11 <br /> V4S-V4SL-11 <br /> 1971 50ES71-50ESL7 <br /> 1972 50ES72-50ESL7 <br /> 50R72-50RL72 <br /> 1973 50ES73-50ESL7 <br /> 50R73-50RL73 <br /> 1974 50ES74-50ESL7 <br /> 1975 50ES75-50ESL7 <br /> 1977 50R77-50RL77 <br /> 1978 50R78-50RL78 <br /> 1979 50R79-50RL79 <br /> 55 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1968 TR-TRL-10 <br /> 1969 55ES69-55ESL6 <br /> 1976 55E76-55EL76 <br /> 1977 55E77-55EL77 <br /> 1978 55E78-55EL78 <br /> 1979 55E79 <br /> 55R79-55RL79 <br /> 60 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1964 VX-VXL-10 <br /> VXH-VXHL-10 <br /> 1965 VX-VXL-11 <br /> VXH-VXHL-11 <br /> 1966 VX-VXL-12M,R <br /> VXH-VXHL-12 <br /> 1967 VX-VXL-13 <br /> VXH-VXHL-13 <br /> 1970 60ES70-60ESL7 <br /> 1971 60ES71-60ESL7 <br /> 65 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1968 VX-VXL-14 <br /> VXH-VXHL-14 <br /> 1972 65ES72-65ESL7 <br /> 65ESLR72 <br /> 1973 65ES73-65ESL7 <br /> 65ESR73-65ESL <br /> 70 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1974 70ES74-70ESL7 <br /> 70ESLR74 <br /> 1975 70ES75-70ESL7 <br /> 1976 70EL76 <br /> 1977 70EL77 <br /> 1978 70EL78 <br /> 1979 70EL79 <br /> 75 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1960 V4S-V4SL-12 <br /> 1961 V4A-V4AL-13 <br /> V4S-V4SL-13 <br /> 1962 V4S-V4SL-14 <br /> 1962-63 V4A-V4AL-14 <br /> V4A-V4AL-15 <br /> 1963 V4S-V4SL-15 <br /> 1964 V4A-V4AL-16 <br /> V4H-V4HL-16 <br /> V4S-V4SL-16 <br /> 1965 V4A-V4AL-17 <br /> V4H-V4HL-17 <br /> V4S-V4SL-17 <br /> 1966 V4H-18 <br /> 1975 75ESR75-75ESL <br /> 1976 75ER76-75ELR7 <br /> 1977 75ER77-75ELR7 <br /> 1978 75ER78-75ELR7 <br /> 1979 75ER79-75ELR7 <br /> 80 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1966 V4A-V4AL-18 <br /> V4S-V4SL-18 <br /> 1967 V4A-V4AL-19 <br /> V4S-V4SL-19 <br /> 85 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1968 V4A-V4AL-20 <br /> V4S-V4SL-20 <br /> 1969 85ESL69 <br /> 1970 85ESL70 <br /> 1971 85ESL71 <br /> 1972 85ESL72 <br /> 1973 85ESL73 <br /> 1974 85ESL74 <br /> 1975 85ESL75 <br /> 1976 85EL76 <br /> 85ETLR76 <br /> 1977 85EL77 <br /> 85ETLR77 <br /> 85TXLR77 <br /> 1978 140943 <br /> 85ETLR78 <br /> 85ML78 <br /> 85TXLR78 <br /> 1979 85ML79 <br /> 85TL79 <br /> 85TXL79 <br /> 90 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1964 V4M-V4ML-10 <br /> 1965 V4M-V4ML-11 <br /> 100 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1966 V4ML-12 <br /> 1967 V4T-V4TL-13 <br /> V4TL-13 <br /> 1968 V4T-V4TL-14 <br /> V4TL-14 <br /> 1971 100ESL71 <br /> 1972 100ESL72 <br /> 1979 100ML79 <br /> 100TLR79 <br /> 100TXLR79 <br /> 115 HP <br /> Year Model-Nr. <br /> 1969 115ESL69 <br /> 1970 115ESL70 <br /> 1973 115ESL73 <br /> 1974 115ESL74 <br /> 115ETL74 <br /> 1975 115ESL75 <br /> 115ETL75 <br /> 1976 115EL76 <br /> 115ETL76 <br /> 1977 115EL77 <br /> 115ETL77 <br /> 115TXL77 <br /> 1978 115ETL78 <br /> 115ML78 <br /> 115TXL78 <br /> 1979 115ML79 <br /> 115TL79 <br /> 115TXL79
 
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