I have an '85 Johnson 8 h.p. outboard wth idle problems. Motor starts first pull but will not continue idling without some choke. Runs for a minute or so with choke in, then starts to falter. Pulling on some choke immediately revives the revs, and it appears the motor will run all day with some choke. I have tried setting the idle screw as per previous postings, but this makes no difference.<br />No air leaks; fuel pump kit installed; no change by pumping priming bowl; When I removed the cabureter and cleaned all the orifices I found a small section of perished rubber hose with id aprox 1/8" (about the size of bicycle valve rubber, for those of you old enough to remember what that is) in the lower (float) section. <br />Can anyone please tell me what this piece of rubber does (or in this case "did"), and if I can find a piece the same size where to put it? Or any other suggestions to help with the idle problem?
