Whats the diff?

[punchbug]

Hello again fellow motor buffs. Got another little question I am sure I will get a quick response for. What is the difference between a Johnson FD11 and a FD11K? I have an opportunity to pick up 2 of them but I may be only able to get one. Which should I choose? I know they are both 57’s and I have an FD 11 already, but the more the merrier!!!! Thanks in advance once again. Bill

[seakaye12]

I’ve seen that question asked now and then….I might have even asked it myself at some point. The general consensus is that suffixes like that may well denote a certain model run or whatever….but have little or no significance for our purposes.

Here’s a PDF of OMC models…..it explains what most of the other letters mean…..but the suffixes are just shown grayed out with no further information.

http://www.skoterskroten.com/img/arsmodellstabell.pdf

[frankr]

The suffix identifies any mid-year changes in the model–IF there were any changes. Sometimes it means nothing.

EDIT: I just looked. That was the year they changed the prop shaft seal diameter—-another often-asked question. They also changed the pivot pin in the lower unit.

[chris-p]

As Frank states, the prop shaft seal was the major change.

On a side note, The Evinrude 18hp also changed the prop shaft seal at serial number 22,000, just an FYI

[Author]

Posts