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    Help with starting after replacing shift sw. Johnson 50ESL72C

    With help from this forum we were able to diagnose the problem with the motor stuck in neutral, the shift sw. as bad. new sw. was a 3 or 5 wire set up & supposed to come with wiring diagram but did not. This was not a problem as all wires were color coded. However, after replacing the sw. the...
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    1972 50HP Johnson Need controller or shift switch

    50HP Johnson (50ESL72 C). Would not go into gear. Did all tests & shift sw in controller is crap. Looked everywhere for new controller or shift sw. Only found shift sw on marineengine.com & they want $310.00. Looking for any other ideas. Motor runs great but need a cheaper option. Really would...
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    50HP 1972 now will not go into gear

    The boat runs great but the motor would shut down as soon as I put in into neutral. Adjusted the idle and it ran awesome, forward, pop into neutral and it would idle. Then I tried reverse. No problem, put it back in neutral and now will no go into gear, forward or reverse. It has a Hyro-electrc...
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