johnson 48 spcl at slow troll

5string

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It seems when I troll around at idle speed, the motor will start to run bad after a while. Run the boat up the river and troll again and it runs fine for a while then spits and sputters. Is this a spark plug thing or what. i mean only at real slow troll speed it does this, its like th oil is too building up or something and I pre mix in the gas.<br /><br />THANKS from sunny NC
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: johnson 48 spcl at slow troll

what plugs are you running? sounds like you may be running a little rich or need a slightly hotter plug. Though some engines just can't take prolonged idle, my 1990 evinrude 70 HP will idle all day. Don't know why, it just will!
 
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