I have a early to mid 90's model Johnson 90 Horse outboard here in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and I have a problem with a solenoid mounted on top of the engine that seems to act like an automatic choke??? The solenoid has three rubber hoses coming off of it, two of which go to the carbs and one of which is attached to the fuel filter. The end of the solenoid has (actually had) a red plastic "handle" on it that I assume could be used as a manual choke for whatever reason (???). This red plastic "handle" is broken off and fuel pumps out of the opening when the engine is turning over. The motor will crank and idles and runs fine but it is steadily pumping fuel out of this opening where the red plastic "handle" is missing. My question is this...does anyone know what this part is called? It is a solenoid of some sort, but I can not find it on any parts schematics. The part that the plastic handle is in seems to screw to the actual solenoid and I would like to simply replace the handle if possible and not the entire solenoid. Any suggestions? I apologize for not listing the year and model # but the nameplate is missing on the transom clamp. I will look tommorrow to see if it is still on the engine block. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I was stationed there in the late 90's during the cuban/hatian migration episode. did they ever get the golfcourse back or is it still a tent city? Thanks for your service man and watch out for the land crabs, iguanas, and banana rats