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    97 Johnson 50hp 3cyl - idle problem

    How do you mean? Again I've got virtually no experience with the workings of a 2 stroke other than some minibikes back in the 70's :)
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    97 Johnson 50hp 3cyl - idle problem

    Thanks, I'll try the needle bit first and I've got a compression tester (car guy who knows very little about 2 stroke boat motors). I'm going to be playing with it next week sometime and I'll check on the numbers myself as well as try to find a source for part / gaskets (and a head gasket as...
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    97 Johnson 50hp 3cyl - idle problem

    Hello I've had this outboard since new and it's never really given my any problem until the past year when it started to quit at idle. It would start ok and once warmed up when I'd bring the fast-idle (or whatever that's called) down it would idle for a minute or two and then quit. Restart would...
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