Re: Johnson HD 25 coils

[frankr]

quote Chris_P:

Well, I don’t know what to make of that.

By the serial number, it should be a 1946. 1946=491737 to 538800

However, the model number pegs it as an earlier model, ie the HD 20 was the HD25 in 1946.

So, I dunno

Probably had something to do with WWII. HD-20 was made till the war shut down outboard production in 1942. Then at war’s end, the 1946 HD-25 was born—probably using a bunch of pre-war parts stored in the warehouse. That could also explain the presence of the spark suppressors I’ve been talking about.