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Ned Dixon

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"Can you tell what year and hp

"Can you tell what year and hp a motor is with these numbers? 50273C and E01400. Thanks, Ned"
 
"Thanks Charli. I've only

"Thanks Charli. I've only seen pics and these are the numbers given to me. It's a 4 cylinder, it's supposed to be a 1985 140 Evinrude. I just need to make sure the parts are compatible with mine (1979) and am going by pictures (which look right)."
 
Maybe a 50 hp lower unit on a

Maybe a 50 hp lower unit on a 140 upper??? Trying to explain a 50 model number on a 4 cylinder...
 
"Ned is right--according to th

"Ned is right--according to the number 50273C, the part of the motor that has that number on it is a 1972 50 hp---
Just for my own curiosity I went and looked up 1985 140hp models. They have numbers like this:
140TLCOS, 140TXCOS, 302FTHRCOM, 302SPHRCOM, unless I missed something. Something doesnt sound right. tom"
 
"Thanks, Charli and Tom. You&#

"Thanks, Charli and Tom. You're right, something seems hinky. Ned (actually Ned's wife - he went fishing!)"
 
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