So im pretty new to boating and there motors and am trying to get my first boat going. A Friend of mine sold me his old johnson engine for a good price. the problem im having with the engine is as follows. u pull start the engine and it will run on idell for about a 10 -20 sec but will kinda hiccup a few times and stall out you can even throttle it a bit before it shuts off. doing so will make it shut off faster.
from what my friend was telling me he thinks that its a carburetor issue. the engine has been sitting for about a year. he thinks it needs to be cleaned or something. playing with the needle valve seems to make it change a little :/
was wondering if this is a possible issue? how hard would it be to fix my self?
if its of any importance the motor has compression and are pretty equal on both spots.
from what my friend was telling me he thinks that its a carburetor issue. the engine has been sitting for about a year. he thinks it needs to be cleaned or something. playing with the needle valve seems to make it change a little :/
was wondering if this is a possible issue? how hard would it be to fix my self?
if its of any importance the motor has compression and are pretty equal on both spots.
