throttle cable adjustment

[tblshur]

i have a 85 50hp johnson new to me pontoon no tach but seems to idle to fast, i noticed someone had adj the blackknob on the cable inside the engine compartment all the way , also notice the idle screw was not against the stop so i adj it so theidle screw against the stop. after doing that the throttle cam dont open the butterflies all the way when i give it full throttle. does that sound like something is not right.thanks for any comments:joyous:

 

[jakedaawg]

yup, probably not right. need to lync and synk. model number please.

 

[boobie]

Get a factory service manual and go through a complete link and sync on it for starters, Before that, do a compression test on it so you know you have something to work with.

 

[tblshur]

thanks jakedaawg, and boobie, model is j50tlcob, will check compression. the motor runs just fine if it is adjusted all way out thanks againfor your help:happy: