Johnson 48 resurrection
I just purchased a 15' fisshing boat with Johnson 48 HP outboard. The
thing sat for a couple of years. I drained the gas and replaced it. It starts and runs just fine (a little rough at idle, but acceptable). When I rev the idle throttle, the engine revs to high RPMs as it should. In the water, when I put it in reverse and nail it, it revs to high RPMs. Of course it does not go very fast in reverse, but the engine is revving properly. When I go forward (full throttle) the engine only revs to about half power. I can only go about 7-8 mph at full throttle. But it sounds like it is running ok. I took off the engine cover and observed that when doing this, the little arm that swings when throttle opens is swinging the appropriate distance, same as when I rev the idle throttle. What gives? |
Johnson 48 resurrection
"Jef Gearhart" wrote in message m... I just purchased a 15' fisshing boat with Johnson 48 HP outboard. The thing sat for a couple of years. That's not good. I drained the gas and replaced it. It starts and runs just fine (a little rough at idle, but acceptable). When I rev the idle throttle, the engine revs to high RPMs as it should. In the water, when I put it in reverse and nail it, it revs to high RPMs. Of course it does not go very fast in reverse, but the engine is revving properly. When I go forward (full throttle) the engine only revs to about half power. I can only go about 7-8 mph at full throttle. But it sounds like it is running ok. I took off the engine cover and observed that when doing this, the little arm that swings when throttle opens is swinging the appropriate distance, same as when I rev the idle throttle. What gives? You probably need to throw a tach on it to make SURE what your RPMs are when "revving" db |
Johnson 48 resurrection
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