newboater08
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- Apr 6, 2008
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I have a 1993 Johnson 150 silver star. The boat and motor sat for about 2 years. Last October (2007) I had the mechanic go thorugh the motor and he pulled and cleaned the carbs and drained the fuel tank. I took it out for the first time yesterday and started it with the muffs on. It took a couple of tries but it started, I ran it for about 10 minutes with the muffs on to let it warm up, mostly at idle. I put it in the water and it ran rough at idle, shutting off at idle periodically. When I got into open water I opened it up and it ran good. I stopped several times for 30 minutes or so each time and it started back up fine. When I got to the boat ramp and was idleing again it shut off two times and started slower (more tries turning the key). After washing the boat, I hooked it up to the muffs to flush the salt water out of the engine and it would not start. When I turned the key I could hear the starter trying but it would not fire. I took the cover off the motor and noticed on the right side (while standing behind the motor)of the engine there was fuel dripping from a brass colored thing that looked like a nail head that was near the middle spark plug. Again, when I was out in the bay it ran fine at anthing faster that idle and slow speeds. I noticed a leak in the fule line between the bulb and the engine but it only leaked when I was squeezing the bulb not when the engine was running. I know I need to get that replaced. Any suggestions?
