I recently purchased an old (1969) Boston Whaler from a friend and it has a 82 Johnson on it. The boat had been sitting for 3 years, The engine was not running but I found where a coil wire had broken and after I replaced it the boat fired up. When I tried to run it it was like it wanted to start planing but it couldnt get enough gas. I then ran all new gas lines, filter, and cleaned the carburetors out with spray and stuffed rags in the 4 carburetor holes. The boat now runs very fast and idles high when it is hooked up to a hose. I need to know how to adjust it so that it will idle a little slower. There are little screw looking things at the top of all four holes after you remove the cover plate but i am unsure if these are what i should mess with.
How can I get it running at a better speed? Where do I adjust teh carburetor to idle at a lower speed? Also, I've changed the lower unit gear lube, is there anything else I should look at b4 putting the boat in the water?
Thank you in advance,
Taylor
How can I get it running at a better speed? Where do I adjust teh carburetor to idle at a lower speed? Also, I've changed the lower unit gear lube, is there anything else I should look at b4 putting the boat in the water?
Thank you in advance,
Taylor