cosborn
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- Oct 5, 2019
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Hello
. Wondering if anyone can give me some advice on a recently purchased Johnson outboard that’s all of a sudden having a number of issues... hoping that they’re all connected to one thing.
Motor ran great, besides occasional misfires. Idled very nice, makes my 14ft V hull fly.
Took it out yesterday and it was PAIN to start. A LOT of squeezing the bulb and full choke before I finally got it going, pulled so many times each time I needed to start it that I’ve got broken blisters between my fingers. It will only run at full choke and die if I push it in at all. Lean/low were the same as I had them before, kept giving it a little more to see if that would help, up to the point where it was starting to flood and backed it off again, but still couldn’t unchoke it without it dying. Won’t idle nice and low like it would before, have to keep a higher throttle. A lot of white smoke starts to show up from all over after getting underway. Appears to have a good pee stream still.
I’ve read that it may need to have the head gaskets changed, that white smoke usually means that water is getting into the cylinders, but would that have anything to do with the choke issue, difficulty in starting, and not idling too? (I sure hope so).
I also notice that it stinks the whole garage up with the smell of gas and leaks a black gassy discharge onto the floor. Small puddle.
Thank you.
Motor ran great, besides occasional misfires. Idled very nice, makes my 14ft V hull fly.
Took it out yesterday and it was PAIN to start. A LOT of squeezing the bulb and full choke before I finally got it going, pulled so many times each time I needed to start it that I’ve got broken blisters between my fingers. It will only run at full choke and die if I push it in at all. Lean/low were the same as I had them before, kept giving it a little more to see if that would help, up to the point where it was starting to flood and backed it off again, but still couldn’t unchoke it without it dying. Won’t idle nice and low like it would before, have to keep a higher throttle. A lot of white smoke starts to show up from all over after getting underway. Appears to have a good pee stream still.
I’ve read that it may need to have the head gaskets changed, that white smoke usually means that water is getting into the cylinders, but would that have anything to do with the choke issue, difficulty in starting, and not idling too? (I sure hope so).
I also notice that it stinks the whole garage up with the smell of gas and leaks a black gassy discharge onto the floor. Small puddle.
Thank you.