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I might be in a pickle here but....

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JoshInWV

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This evening, I purchased an 80's Evinrude 40HP motor to replace my 9.9 Evinrude because who wants to be able to go fast on the Ohio river... I do. I figured that since I am staying with Evinrude, the current controls on my 1988 SHOULD work with the 1982 motor. Well, I got it home thinking that it should be a simple swap on my boat. I look for the ID tag on the motor to purchase a book. It doesn't have one, and the funny thing is, the lower half of the engine has a bright blue fresh paint on it (almost like the ID tag was removed and painted over) The guy tells me it is a 1982 40HP motor, but I can't seem to find anything that supports this.

Is there anything that I can do to identify this motor? I am sitting here thinking that I hope I didn't pick up a stolen motor. That's $750 down the drain then.

Thank you in advance for anything y'all can provide me.

- Josh
 
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Can you post a pic or two of it ?? The ID tag is usually on the stern bracket. You may want to have a "talk" with the guy that sold it to you.
 
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Boobie said:
Can you post a pic or two of it ?? The ID tag is usually on the stern bracket. You may want to have a "talk" with the guy that sold it to you.
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Certainly can!

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Boobie said:
In your last pic are there any numbers on that plug you see in the power head ??
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There are two lines. The top line says 40555C, the bottom says J0004025

I don't like making assumptions, but I am thinking the '40' references the HP of the motor.
 
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You are awesome, thank you SO much. My 9.9 is an E10ELCCD, is there a way to figure out what model my motor is like that from the plug information?
 
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