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We have an 89, 175 hp Johnson. Most times when we cold start we have a period of 3-30 minutes of rough idle that we can't reduce the neutral throttle to put it in gear, it will stall. After awhile we hear a click in the motor and then the idle smooths out and we can put it in gear and go. Once...
We have a 1989 175 hp V6 Johnson 2 stroke. Sometimes when we start the motor it idles really ruff for a long time. When we try to put it in gear it shuts off. Then we hear something click and the RPMs increase, it runs smoothly and we can put it in gear and go. This ruff idling, shutting off...
