Engine flooding problems 26 hp tiller

[gransee]

Hey all,

my motor is very very slow to pick up speed. after about a minute or more of wide open throttle my boat is semi close to planning out. The boat used to get up and go real well but now after i rebuilt the motor im having problems. Lastnight i was coming back to the dock after duck hunting and I could not get the motor started. Waited 5 mins and it finally started. then it would only run about a 1/4 speed on the way back even tho I had the throttle wide open. Seems to be flooding. Can anyone help. 1975 johnson 25 hp. thanks

 

[kfa4303]

Re: Engine flooding problems 26 hp tiller

Hi gransee. Use this link to dial in your carb. If that doesn't work, then it may be time to clean/rebuild the carb. It's not hard and you can get a rebuild kit right here at ibaots for about $20. If it still runs poorly after the carb is cleaned and reset, then you may have an ignition issue. Try the steps in the link and let us know what happens.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=167352

 

[outlaw241]

Re: Engine flooding problems 26 hp tiller

when rebuilding the carb make sure to take a tiny wire a push it through all the holes in the carb, some on here say the wire in a bread tie works well