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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    I was definitely getting more smoke, mainly at idle and slow trolling speeds…when I replaced the fuel filter it continued to do so...
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    Nasonshine reacted to Chris1956's post in the thread Is this the idle jet? Or? with Like Like.
    Yes, The OEM fuel strainer came with an oring and washer-style rubber seal. It was hard to get them to seal air from entering. I...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Thanks Chris, the main fuel strainer as in the white onboard fuel filter? I bought a new one of those during my troubleshooting process...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Final update, apologies for the late update but life got in the way a bit- but for those interested my issue ended up being an VRO that...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Thanks for the reply - vro seems to be working as oil level is dropping in the oil reservoir (marked it with sharpie to be sure) along...
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    Nasonshine reacted to racerone's post in the thread Is this the idle jet? Or? with Like Like.
    Has VRO oil consumption been tested / checked?----Lower unit gear oil checked / changed?----The gearcases on some of these are not...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Update #4….spent the afternoon on the water- some improvements in the idle after stopping, not perfect but less sneezing after fuel bulb...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Yes mine does not lean sneeze on a cold start ( first start of the day) , but wants to lean sneeze after my first stop at a fishing...
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    Nasonshine reacted to racerone's post in the thread Is this the idle jet? Or? with Like Like.
    The " lean sneeze " is much mis-understood.----Adjust low speed mixture screws to get rid of it.----Most motors will sneeze a few times...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Thanks Chris- yes since I’ve owned it (3years) it has often done this but it is currently doing worse than in the past and yes often I...
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    Nasonshine reacted to Chris1956's post in the thread Is this the idle jet? Or? with Like Like.
    That issue where the motor sneezes after running for a while and then sitting seems to be common on those engines. It is on my '98...
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    Nasonshine reacted to racerone's post in the thread Is this the idle jet? Or? with Like Like.
    Torque on float bowl screws is 10 / 12 INCH LBS.----Which is not very much.
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Pics of the plugs just above in this thread- replaced them in Update #3 cleaned carbs, replaced old plugs with new plugs- engine still...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Update #2…on 1999 Johnson 175 BJPLEES ...pulled all the carbs off yesterday, no major “aha!” moment with any of the carbs but some of...
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    Nasonshine replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Update….so went to the dock this am, another repeat of the last 3 days- after struggling to get it to start yesterday at 3pm she fired...
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