Re: Johnson HD 25 recoil spring

[aquasonic]

Here’s the part that I find confusing. When you look up the recoil spring for a TD-20 or an HD-25, the parts manuals call for the part no. 41-197, just like the 1950’s 5.5 HP motors, and many others from the 1950’s and later.

From my experience, the Sierra 18-6501 does not fit for an HD-25, but works just fine in the CD series, even though they call for the same original part no.

It seems as though OMC may have changed the spring, but kept the part no. over the years? Or, are the replacement springs longer than the original?

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