Hello everyone, I've had an issue with my '83 70hp Johnson where it wants to stall at takeoff unless I back off go slow on the throttle. Once I get to about 1/3 throttle I can go ahead and go WOT. Runs like a champ after I get past the stalling point.
A guy here local who works on boats has...
Hello everyone, I have a 1983 Johnson 70Hp on a pontoon boat that runs great on top end. I have a hesitation between idle and mid-throttle that I have to work through slowly or it will die. But, the biggest issue is that in reverse I can't get rpms to go above idle? Any ideas? Is it simply a...
Hello,
I have a 70hp Johnson on my pontoon boat that runs out great except for this one issue. When going from low speed to full throttle I have to very slowly give it throttle or it will bog down and die.
As long as I very slowly push the control stick forward it will continue to raise the...
Hello everyone, I have a 1983 70hp Johnson on my pontoon boat that runs great except for one problem. When I put it in reverse I can't get any throttle response above idle. It's very frustrating.
I've check the cables at the control box and at the motor but, nothing obvious jumps out at me...
