86 Johnson140

amedina

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I just bought this engine used and it seems to be in great shape compression is 130+. It seems to idle a little rough but not very bad, mid speed is great. The only problem I encounter is running full throttle it seems to sputter a bit. If I back off to a little more than 3/4 its fine its just full throttle that when this happens. I removed the VRO tank and unhooked the harness for the buzzer not to go off. However I cant seem to find the cause of this minor sputter at full throttle. One note is that if I use the trim up or down while full throttled the engine seems to speed up until I stop using the trim engine. Does this sound like a ground issue??? :confused:
 

JB

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Re: 86 Johnson140

Howdy, Json 140.<br /><br />I suspect that you have one carb gummed up.<br /><br />I would overhaul them both.<br /><br />Good luck :)
 
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