osuchica1284
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- Aug 21, 2017
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Just bought an old 1983 wellcraft with a 1989 Johnson 200VRO (J200TXCE) - the shifter / throttle control assembly barely functions and instead of buying a lot of $$$! pieces to repair it, I was wondering if I can swap it out with something newer?
I called my local Evinrude service center and he quickly told me that Evinrude makes a side mounted remote that is universal to all their motors, you just buy the engine matching electrical adapter harness. I didn't press him further because I had no intention of ordering a BRAND new one through the dealer. (would probably cost as much as I paid for the boat + trailer!)
So based on what he said, is there a design universality through-out the years that gives me flexibility of choice when looking for its replacement? As in can I go junkyard picking and pretty much any Johnson / Evinrude remote will work perfectly as long as I wire it correctly? OR is it a case where I have to cross reference part numbers to find certain types that are completely compatible with my motor?
For instance I have a Nikon DSLR camera - NIkon lenses have kept the same mount since the early 60's so aside from some built in special features not working on certain older lenses when used in my new DSLR, I can basically use any lens Nikon has made since 1961(ish) no problem - If I had a Canon DSLR which does not employ a universal mount across models, I'd need to have explicit knowledge of which lens can mount to which camera body.
In my mind, how different can they be since they only consist of a throttle, gear selector, choke, pirmer / ignition switch and trim switches?!?!
thanks!
I called my local Evinrude service center and he quickly told me that Evinrude makes a side mounted remote that is universal to all their motors, you just buy the engine matching electrical adapter harness. I didn't press him further because I had no intention of ordering a BRAND new one through the dealer. (would probably cost as much as I paid for the boat + trailer!)
So based on what he said, is there a design universality through-out the years that gives me flexibility of choice when looking for its replacement? As in can I go junkyard picking and pretty much any Johnson / Evinrude remote will work perfectly as long as I wire it correctly? OR is it a case where I have to cross reference part numbers to find certain types that are completely compatible with my motor?
For instance I have a Nikon DSLR camera - NIkon lenses have kept the same mount since the early 60's so aside from some built in special features not working on certain older lenses when used in my new DSLR, I can basically use any lens Nikon has made since 1961(ish) no problem - If I had a Canon DSLR which does not employ a universal mount across models, I'd need to have explicit knowledge of which lens can mount to which camera body.
In my mind, how different can they be since they only consist of a throttle, gear selector, choke, pirmer / ignition switch and trim switches?!?!
thanks!
