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Okay update, went to tge ramp today to test the johnson 140, and it did fine so I guess cleaning tge carbs and I found a broken spark plug wire and had a spair, all is good thanks for your help. Now to start the boat restoration. I'll post updates. I think I got a good deal at $2000.
thanks to all for your help with the 140 Johnson, took it to the water today seams to run just fine now, not sure exactly what the problem was, but cleaned the carbs, and by accident found a bad spark plug wire. I bought this boat only about 3 weeks ago. my plan is to do a complete restore and...
okay to answer the last comme
nt I didn't have a spark tester at that time, now that i have one the answer to your question is YES the spark on all 4 is at 7/16 and appears to be strong.
Thanks for responding, I bought the boat as is it ran on muffs, the guy I bought it from was up front and told me it stalls under load. I checked compression, port side 120ish, starboard side 115ish, checked spark with inline tester just looking for spark. Not sure on motor function last time...
