GreatLakesMonroe
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- Apr 7, 2012
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I have recently re-powered my 1966 Mark Twain V-Sonic from the original Merc 90hp "Tower of Power" with a 1980 85hp V4 Johnson, model #J85TLCSA - I have been working on getting everything running tip-top and starting to make improvements but still seems to run a little rough and will simply cut out after idling for a few mins at a time I can "get by" a day on the lake but it doesn't run right (or consistent) and every time I restart it I have to choke it to get it to fire. At WOT it is pushing my fairly heavy 16' ft runabout at 32-35 mph.
I decided to dive into the process of removing and throughly cleaning the carbs - when I looked at the repair manual I noticed that my outboard does not have the "Air Silencer" attached at all. After looking into it for awhile I have found very little about whether the Air Silencer is necessary or not - and even less luck on finding a replacement.
My 4 questions are:
1) Is the Air Silencer necessary?
2) Does it radically reduce the noise of the outboard running?
3) Does anyone know where I can find a replacement?
4) Based on what I described above, any suggestions on improving how my Johnson is running?
- Thank you -
I decided to dive into the process of removing and throughly cleaning the carbs - when I looked at the repair manual I noticed that my outboard does not have the "Air Silencer" attached at all. After looking into it for awhile I have found very little about whether the Air Silencer is necessary or not - and even less luck on finding a replacement.
My 4 questions are:
1) Is the Air Silencer necessary?
2) Does it radically reduce the noise of the outboard running?
3) Does anyone know where I can find a replacement?
4) Based on what I described above, any suggestions on improving how my Johnson is running?
- Thank you -