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How do you tell the year of a Johnson outboard motor?
The number to the far right is the model run or suffix. The next two letters to the left are the part of the code that determine the year. Johnson Evinrude uses a simple code if the outboard is a 1980 to the present model.
How do you date a Johnson outboard?
The serial number can help you determine the year of your engine.
- Your serial number or model number can be found on the engine’s mid-section.
- Johnson has changed how they indicate year in the model number several times.
- Evinrude changed how they indicate year in the model number in 1980.
What does the model number on an Evinrude Outboard mean?
The model number will identify the year and certain details of that motor. 1980-Present: Evinrude outboards from 1980 to the present use a model number that can help determine the year and features of the motor.
How does the serial number on an outboard engine work?
Nothing in the Mercury Mariner Outboard engine model numbers or serial numbers provides year information directly. The first serial number sold in a year becomes the beginning serial number. Serial numbers between that year’s beginning serial number and the next fall into the same year.
Where can I find the year of an outboard engine?
The actual year is found in the model number, not the serial number. For example, 150TXL 78 is a 150hp engine from 1978. 65ESLR 72 would be from 1972. For engines prior to 1969 refer the the Johnson 1960-1979 serial number year chart located here.
How to tell the year of a Johnson engine?
Johnson has changed how they indicate year in the model number several times. Depending on the year range your motor falls into, you will find your Johnson engine year information differently. For example the ‘CE’ at the end of 100STL CE indicate that the engine is from ’89’.