Re: Johnson 1985 25hp motor stalls when given throttle. Long, but Detail.
I am having a similar problem on mine. I have a 1979 Johnson 140hp. It idles and revs high at home, but when I put it in the water it has problems. I warm it up and once I get going about 25mph it bogs down and dies. Eventually after pulling the motor cover off, taking off the permanantly installed gas cap, sometimes cleaning the plugs, taking off the gas vent hose, and playing with it for about 40 mins it will start back up and run forever. After it runs for awhile, I can put the cover on, gas cap on, vents on, and its fine. I have no idea what to do with it. I have cleaned the carbs, changed the lower unit (for other reasons), new plugs, new fuel pumps and lines, and new starter-cylanoid. It also seems as if it will do it when the tank is full. Any suggestions?