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1969 85 hydroelectric NEED HELP

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THANKS AHEAD OF TIME FOR ANY A

THANKS AHEAD OF TIME FOR ANY AND ALL HELP... WE HAVE NEVER HAD A BOAT BEFORE SO PLEASE BARE WITH ME. WE HAVE A 1969 JOHNSON 85 HYDRO ELEC. DRIVE.
THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING IS... WE DON'T KNOW IF TO LOWER THE MOTOR WE HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY OR IF IT LOWERS WHEN WE START THE MOTOR ? IF IT HAS TO LOWERED MANUALLY HOW DO WE DO THET. WE SEE THERE ARE TWO SPRINGS UNDER THE MOTER WITH A METAL PLATE THAT IS HELD IN PLACE...THATS ALL WE KNOW. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR A PIC. TO HELP
THANKS !! sorry for the upper case.
 
"u have to lower it manually..

"u have to lower it manually....unless someone may have put on a tilt unit....then,there would be a small pump w/wires going to it,mounted on the engine."
 
"Thanks jwbmarine,will look fo

"Thanks jwbmarine,will look for that. Do you know where the place is that we need to do it manually? And what would the oil to gas ratio would be?
Thanks so much !!"
 
50 to 1 on the mix and there i

50 to 1 on the mix and there is a lever that you have to flip for the motor to tilt on the front just above the clamp that holds it to the boat. Lever flips from either left to right or right to left.
 
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