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Here is the story. I was out on the lake today, picked up some weeds, the engine over heated, the alarm sounded so I shut the engine off. The engine ran on for several seconds. I cleared the weeds and fired it up. Lots of water coming out the pee tube. Now what happens is that while running...
I have a 60HP 97 Johnson. It seems to run well enough. However, if I decelerate hard (like pull the throttle back to idle from a plane) I hear this rattle noise. It has always done this but it seems to be a bit worse lately. If I decel easy it is as quiet as a mouse. Carbon? Piston slap? I have...
