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    1966 Johnson 20hp won’t idle and makes a stutter sound

    W What should I look at for the cause of that issue? Also is it a major issue that can cause damage or leave me stranded?
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    1966 Johnson 20hp won’t idle and makes a stutter sound

    What would I look for in the lower unit, broken gears? I’ve rebuilt the lower unit and all the gears looked to be in good condition.
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    1966 Johnson 20hp won’t idle and makes a stutter sound

    The stutter happens once in the video in the first few seconds you can see the motor jump or jolt then goes back to normal. I have tweaked with the carb needles a lot and have not found that to fix the issue. I don’t think it’s jumping out of gear but it could be. How would I check that
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    1966 Johnson 20hp won’t idle and makes a stutter sound

    Hey there, I have a 1966 Johnson FD-20 I got it not running and I got it running through new coils and a carb clean. But it still didn’t like to idle at all. So I rebuilt the carb and that helped. It now idles somewhat okay at low rpms but it dies a lot at idle. When I shift if I turn the...
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