1976 40hp johnson will not start

cb4hunter

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my 76 johnson will not start i put gas in with the spark plugs then it will start for a second or if i put gas in the card it also starts for a second what could i do.
 

Daviet

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Re: 1976 40hp johnson will not start

Sounds like you have a fuel delivery problem. Does the primer bulb pump up firm? Is fuel getting to the carb? How long since the carb has been serviced?
 

cb4hunter

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Re: 1976 40hp johnson will not start

the primer bulb does pump up firm i do not know when the carb was service.
 

Daviet

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Re: 1976 40hp johnson will not start

Try squirting fuel mixture into the carb, if the engine starts and runs, it's time to overhaul the carb.
 
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