"David, instead of hijacking s
"David, instead of hijacking someone else's thread you really should have started your own.
However the first letter is either E for Evinrude or, you've guessed it, J for Johnson. Immaterial usually.
the 110 is obviously the hp
If you look at the link in my previous post you will see that T is tilt and trim and that L is longshaft (20" transom height)
The next two are the year letters. What you think is a O could be U for 7, but more likely C for 8, E for 9 or S for 0. what you think is a D could be or any of the letters of the word INTRODUCES.
Because the 110 is only listed for 1986 to 1989 I guess that its CD which would make it 1986.
The F on the end has no significance
J or E 110TLCDF are valid model numbers
I suggest you clean up the plate and inspect it with a magnifying lens, but you may find the number on a core plug on the power head if you are lucky."