Omc controls question

[hondaatc]

Hey guys i have two boats one I’ve had about a year from the 60s with johnson controls found new cables no problem done deal .. now i have just picked up a 1957 mohawk 15 foot runabout with a 1956 johnson 30hp my question is are they different cables on the control end ? the controls definitively have a different style to the handles and housing . I did a quick internet search and the control housing has a rack style set up thanks for any information

[frankr]

Cables up through 1978 will fit your old style control.  But the motor ends have the adjustable plastic nuts, which require different cable locks on the motor.  1979-up are distinctly different in that they do not have removeable ends.

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[oldlure]

I believe the early cables are 400 series. From ’79 are 479 series.

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[hondaatc]

Great thanks guys for the info so just to be clear because i am a little slow sometimes they are the same cables up to 1979

[oldlure]

I’ll say yes for OMC.

[frankr]

hondaatc wrote:

Great thanks guys for the info so just to be clear because i am a little slow sometimes they are the same cables up to 1979

Yes, the 400 cables fit all the pre-’79 controis.  But if replacing the early “fat” cables, the locks #11 & #21 have to be changed to take the plastic adjusting nuts.

 

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[frankr]

An (1958) example of the old “fat” cables without plastic adjusting nuts.  Locks #11 & #21 are different size.

 

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[hondaatc]

Fantastic i appreciate this so i can just change the locks on the engine to the newer ones and I’ll be good to go ?

[frankr]

Yep.

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[hondaatc]

Thanks a lot one step closer  !!!

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