I also have a '93 Johnson J25TEETS that is about ready to go but I have a question about the tilt mechanism.
It has the lever on the right side by the mounting bracket. Flip the lever down and tilt the motor up - all the way up - and the right side lock will snap into place. The left side needs a little help to lock in. Fine, I can fuss with that and likely get it adjusted.
My issue is with the partial tilt lock that you'd use when running slow in shallow, rocky water - of which we have a huge amount in the Crystal River/Cedar Key, FL area. It's spring loaded with the spring holding it down out of the way. I can reach down and manually set it on the pin and it'll hold the motor in part tilt. Lift motor up slightly and it snaps back down.
I "think," but not certain, that this was a power tilt model when new but all that mechanism is long gone.
All the diagrams I've been able to find show a parts breakdown, not how the parts actually work together. My slightly older 15 hp is similar but not the same and the pieces don't match, to use it for an example to follow.
It has the lever on the right side by the mounting bracket. Flip the lever down and tilt the motor up - all the way up - and the right side lock will snap into place. The left side needs a little help to lock in. Fine, I can fuss with that and likely get it adjusted.
My issue is with the partial tilt lock that you'd use when running slow in shallow, rocky water - of which we have a huge amount in the Crystal River/Cedar Key, FL area. It's spring loaded with the spring holding it down out of the way. I can reach down and manually set it on the pin and it'll hold the motor in part tilt. Lift motor up slightly and it snaps back down.
I "think," but not certain, that this was a power tilt model when new but all that mechanism is long gone.
All the diagrams I've been able to find show a parts breakdown, not how the parts actually work together. My slightly older 15 hp is similar but not the same and the pieces don't match, to use it for an example to follow.