I have a 40 hp Johnson VRO. It runs like a scalded ape... normally. Today I had it out and after a couple stops I started up and came in. I hit full throttle and after a minute someone hit the brakes. All of the sudden, it just dropped to about half power. No sputtering or jumping, just lost...
My 40 hp Johnson was running when i got it, but i didn't run it for a while. I tried to start it but it would not even crank. I tried new gas, 93 oct, no ethanol. I tried to take off carbs and clean them (I really don't know what I'm doing there, but I think i put all the parts back). I finally...