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    1985 Johnson 90 dies suddenly at low speed and restarts after much cranking !?!?

    I rebuilt this engine about a year ago and it ran fine just after rebuilt. Last weekend on the water, it just died while running at low speed and about 1500-2000 rpm. I squeezed ball, pushed choke, pushed throttle and nothing worked. Tilted up and started right away, but died when tried to put...
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    1985 johnson 90 idling problems

    I just read all posts relating to johnson 90 1980-89 and idling problems and could not find an answer for my problem. My engine is sputtering at irregular intervals when idling only. Powerhead had just been rebuilt, compression is 115-120 on all. I have checked spark on all 4 cylinders, appears...
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    johnson 90 blown power packs

    After rebuilding my 1985 johnson 90, it has blown partially 2 power packs, only one cylinder on each side gets a spark. After replacing the first pack, it worked fine for a little while, but then it failed. Before rebuilding the engine, the two old power packs worked just fine for the longest...
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    1985 Johnson 90 port bank cylinders running hot

    After rebuilding Powerhead and replacing thermostats (which were corroded/stuck) and water pump, now the port bank cylinders run hot to the touch when idling but stardboard bank cylinders run warm. Tell-tale is peeing strong when in test tank. How can I check if water is running around port...
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