Motor ID help?
 

Hello all. Just recently purchased a beautiful 1976 step v20 powered by a Johnson 140hp o/b. However, the person I bought the boat from could not provide me any information about the motor. I would like to find out the year of the motor but only have the serial # 7207102 and a portion of the model number, J140T_ _ _. Any suggestions? Thx in advance.

Carl
Newport News, VA:beer:

we need the model number to give you a yr a picture will help some

Need more on the model #.
If it is missing, look at the welsh plug.
This one is on a 150 horse.
The CR dictates it to be a 1984.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...hplug150hp.jpg

if that plug cap is still there, most of those fall out.

Motor ID
 

Thx for the advise. Ill check the cap and take a picture if I can figure out how to post pix to the site. Still a newbie.

Carl
Newport News

Motor Pix
 

Here are pictures of the motor. I could not find the cap under the cover. Not sure if the pix loaded? Still a newbie at this. Thanks!

Carl
Newport News:beer:

More Pix
 

Here are more pictures.

Carl

ok take us a pic of the power head and does it have 2 seperate packs running the coils or just one at the center of flywheel? that welsh cap would be center rear of your motor.

The mid section is an 85-87 style if it is in fact a 140 V4 looper under the cowling. Really need to see a pic of the powerhead though to id it much furthur. The welch plug if it's still there will be in the center upper rear portion of the engine in the recessed hole above where it has V4 embossed.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...R/225block.jpg

Rear of engine pix
 

I think the cap fell out of the hole above the V$.

Carl