Logo
FULL SITE MENU

Thermostat for 1983 70hp Johnson

J

jnscherr

Contributing Member
I went to my local Johnson dea

I went to my local Johnson dealer for a thermostat and I think he gave me the wrong one. The part number he gave me was P/N 396987. Is this correct and if not can I still use it?
 
"it appears,that would be inco

"it appears,that would be incorrect--
-0382385 THERMOSTAT ASSY. 1 $29.95 USD Available
u can look up all ur parts on -- shop.evinrude.com
does it look like the other one?...part numbers,could have been superceded...may be an old number,same part."
 
"good...curious how u found th

"good...curious how u found that out joe,..i would have had to look in my o9 book...that number i posted,came off of shop.evin....i assumed those were current numbers..i guess those numbers are very old,in ur old books?"
 
"JWB.... Yes, the original num

"JWB.... Yes, the original number came from the original 1973 70hp parts manual."
 
Is this thermostat the right o

Is this thermostat the right one then Joe? The original thermostat is metal and this one is plastic.
 
"Oups -link failed. Try anothe

"Oups -link failed. Try another one:
Sierra: 18-3557 from Marine engine, USD 18,90
283355.jpg
"
 
"Thats exactly what I need. Th

"Thats exactly what I need. Thanks Morten,I'll take the thermostat back tomorrow and exchange it. I wonder why he would of gave me the wrong one though."
 
"O.k, Joe is right on the mone

"O.k, Joe is right on the money.382385, supersedes up to 396987. I guess 396987 replaced 382385 a couple of years ago."
 
Back
Top