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'95 Johnson 125 only running at 80% after winter
Just took my boat out for the first time since December, and I'm only
getting about 80% out of the motor. Its a '95 Johnson and I can't even get it to plane out right now. Tried replacing the sparkplugs but no luck. There's a lot of old gas in the tank right now, could that be part of the problem? The engine isn't sputtering or failing to start. It's as though I just can't get that extra Ummph to plane out. Suggestions? |
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'95 Johnson 125 only running at 80% after winter
OldReliable wrote:
There's a lot of old gas in the tank right now, could that be part of the problem? Did you Sta-Bil it? Old gas could certainly cause issues. sam |
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'95 Johnson 125 only running at 80% after winter
On Mar 26, 4:25 pm, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III"
wrote: OldReliable wrote: There's a lot of old gas in the tank right now, could that be part of the problem? Did you Sta-Bil it? Old gas could certainly cause issues. sam Nope, probably would have been smart but I haven't had time. I was hoping it was just the spark plugs but that didn't appear to help much. I will give Sta-Bil a shot, I am becoming more and more convinced its the gas |
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'95 Johnson 125 only running at 80% after winter
"OldReliable" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 26, 4:25 pm, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" wrote: OldReliable wrote: There's a lot of old gas in the tank right now, could that be part of the problem? Did you Sta-Bil it? Old gas could certainly cause issues. sam Nope, probably would have been smart but I haven't had time. I was hoping it was just the spark plugs but that didn't appear to help much. I will give Sta-Bil a shot, I am becoming more and more convinced its the gas If stale gas is the problem, adding Sta-Bil now won't fix it. It should be added before storage to prevent the gas from going stale. Eisboch |
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'95 Johnson 125 only running at 80% after winter
On Mar 26, 7:32 pm, "RCE" wrote:
"OldReliable" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 26, 4:25 pm, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" wrote: OldReliable wrote: There's a lot of old gas in the tank right now, could that be part of the problem? Did you Sta-Bil it? Old gas could certainly cause issues. sam Nope, probably would have been smart but I haven't had time. I was hoping it was just the spark plugs but that didn't appear to help much. I will give Sta-Bil a shot, I am becoming more and more convinced its the gas If stale gas is the problem, adding Sta-Bil now won't fix it. It should be added before storage to prevent the gas from going stale. Eisboch Glad I saw this before I wasted 8 bucks. I'm just going to siphon out as much gas as I can and start fresh. |
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