What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

casperc

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Johnson 6hp, my serial number is J3587557, what year is it?<br />Model number is missing on motor.<br />Believe its a 197x
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

Really need model number to determine year. Look for a small disk on the powerhead for numbers. Looks like a freeze plug. Only person I know of on this board who can narrow down the year by serial number is Member "John from Illinois". If you can't find any other numbers, post directly to him.
 

phatmanmike

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

do you have a pic.....? email me, i have a 1973 6hp jonny
 

Paul Moir

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

A quick search for serial numbers at iboats finds:<br /><br />J3553120 1972<br />j3557230 1972<br />J3583013 1972<br /> <br />Your engine here.<br /><br />j3624963 1972<br />J3666730 1972<br />J3672982 1972<br /><br />This is by no means definitive, but I think it's very telling. :) <br /><br />Hope this helps!<br /><br />rickdb1boat - I think John only does late model numbers. I could be wrong though. It's only based on what I've seen.
 

phatmanmike

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

your motor is a 1973, i say this because my 1973 is only 32 numbers off in the serial....
 

Paul Moir

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

Like I said, it's not difinitive. I wouldn't have posted it if every S/N I turned up hadn't been a '72. Strange.
 

Paul Moir

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No, no - I think it is a '73, if you have a '73 that's that close in the range. There's a suspicous gap between 358**** and 362****. Makes me doubt it's a '72. <br />Just for fun, are you +32 or -32?
 

phatmanmike

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Re: What year Johnson 6hp, no model number

im posotive 32, my last two numbers are 85... sorry thats 31 isnt it.. that means your motor came off the assembly line 31 motors before mine, if you sell, please.. do tell me :)
 
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