Reply To: Old evinrude help

[Don]

Like I said, Gramps did some mixing and matching here.  I am guessing the engine got dropped, perhaps hit, and damaged the swivel hsg/stern brackets.  so a used assembly was installed off a newer engine.  The paint on the powerhead does look original, so I am thinking it is from a 1972 Johnson 20-25hp.  I say this because there are no external coil mounts on the cylinder head which means the engine has conventional magneto ignition.  1973 introduced the low tension ignition with the external coils.  So, the only year that anniversary gold color was used on the powerheads with standard magneto ignition was 1972.  The midsection/lower motor cover is the newer style, so that rules out the 1967-68 models I mentioned in my previous response.