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    1986 Johnson GT150 (very) High idle

    Good afternoon all, My Johnson GT150 is idling very high. It has been sitting a while and it is a new boat to me so I am not completely abreast of its history. I can start the engine with not much effort but when it kicks over it goes into a way high idle that sounds like its about to take off...
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    Carb fuel intake nipple cracked

    Thank you all for your help. As an update I was able to find the exact replacement on ebay. After several attempts to press a new one in (I broke 4 of them in the process), I finally got one seated without cracking the plastic. Put everything back together, primed it, and checked. Although it...
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    1986 150HP Johnson Beeping from control box and VRO questions

    I got it running for a good bit and sounds good on all cylinders. It won’t advance the throttle very far. I’m tackling a carb issue now.
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    Carb fuel intake nipple cracked

    1986 Johnson 150 Hp 2 stroke The fuel intake nipple on the bottom of one of my carbs is cracked and leaking fuel on the other two. Looking online I haven’t been able to find a replacement nipple and the float champer assembly is $130. It seems silly to pay that much for such a minute issue. Was...
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    1986 150HP Johnson Beeping from control box and VRO questions

    I’ve been running it on premix while I try to figure it out, was just curious if plugging the VRO was acceptable. Thank you!
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    1986 150HP Johnson Beeping from control box and VRO questions

    Hi all, I’m bringing back to life a 1986 Johnson 150HP that’s been sitting for a while. When I put the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position a continuous beeping comes from the control box, when cranking the beep goes away and when the engine is running the beeping persists...
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