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Crosbyman. Not sure if you were replying to me or one of the other posts. My 1958 Johnson is a 18 HP Electric Start…..FDE-12. Not sure where the confusion is. I wasn’t sure how to get the starter out of the bracket so that I could take it to somebody to repair. There is a welder guy close to TO that says he can fix the broken post. There is also a guy in Simcoe that can do it, apparently.
With respect to the female plug to fit the five pin male plug in the engine frame, I know it is a long shot to find one. It is easy enough to “jury” rig a pig tail and a couple of water proof plugs to suffice. I was just hoping to keep things somewhat original. The plug that one can buy from NY Marine is just too expensive.
However, I am most of the way through a CAD drawing of the “plug” and then I’m going to hand it off to a 3D printer guy. Just have to figure out the wire connections inside the new plug. I’m told that most high school students have the smarts to do this sort of 3D printing.