Re: Help with 1957 Johnson (RD19) 35 hp Remote Conversions

[luvmyrd19]

quote Chris_P:

Ok , starting with the wiring, hard wire a harness into your motor. The expensive harness, with plug, will do you no good anyways, as you do not have a lower pan which will accept the plug, and motor side harness. Simply drill a hole in the lower cowl, and run the freshly made harness in. You will then need a solenoid box, with solenoid, and then make some wiring from solenoid box to the key switch/start button plate. Ill post some wiring diagrams here for you.

As you know, you will need the flywheel, starter, bracket. Members on here can help. Where are you located geographically?

The remote steering/shifting/throttle is the easy part. If you have the remote controls, and cables, you simply clip them onto the motor. Does your motor have the SS clip, on either side, to accept the ends of the cables?

I will send you a private message with my email address. I can send you a manual, and wiring diagram to help.

Chris, Thanks! Not too sure yet how to interpret your note but it sounds like you are telling me to make my own harness with a wiring diagram that you can provide for me. If so – Great! Also sounds like the solenoid box is what I think of as a relay box mounted near the motor. Right?
I am located in the Thousand Islands, NY part time and in Binghamton, NY as well – splitting my time between locations. You refer to an ss clip on the motor – All I see are what I call "lock fittings" which are mounted on both sides of the motor (stainless steel, or ss) and are there to accept the ends of each of the cables. Frankly right now I am not sure that the cables are terminated with the proper hardware to mount into these "locks". I will have to check.

Thank you for being there!