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Does anyone know how to interpret 1969 Johnson model numbers ???? I'm trying to find out what the differences are in the 40hp class.....
40E69R
40EL69R
40ES69R
40ESL69R
40R69R
40RL69R
No secrets there.
E stands for electric start.
S stands for electric shift.
L stands for long shaft.
R (in middle of model #) stands for rope start.
Suffix R is an in-house code, generally denoting a model run or mid year change.