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    Idles fine, but when I shift to forward it dies.

    The engine idles just fine, but when I shift to forward it dies.......like a lack of fuel, I moved the red choke lever to the open position and tried it again and it runs forward, it does not die, but very slow. I looks like it is not receiving fuel form the carbs, not enough that is. Just...
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    Lack of power.......

    I had a problem when picking up speed, the motor died, but when I pushed the choke it picked up speed and then everything ran smooth.......40mph....... I was souggested to clean the jets on the carb and the problem was solved. The boat does not die when trottling up BUT now it is very slow to...
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    Have to push the choke to get up to speed

    When I throttle up it boggs down, it seems like a lack of fuel, and the it shuts off, but if I push the choke while throttling up it picks up speed and then I release the choke and it works just fine. The problem is only when picking up speed from zero. Maybe the low speed jets are clogged...
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    Thermostat removal - Did it right?

    Removed the Tstats, also the springs and round withe parts......just to check if it was still overheating, and I noticed that the tell tale lost strenght, before it was very strong and now very weak. I only tried it on a hose not on the lake. Maybe I shouldnt have taken out everything just the...
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    One low cylinder? How bad is it?

    Johnson 110hp 1989. I have been having problems since I got it about 6 months ago. The boat had a full tank of fuel for maybe 10 years so the first thing I did was to clean everything from the tank to the carbs. The fuel lines kept clogging with fuel gunk and I cleaned the tank again, and...
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    Choke solenoid two wires?

    Johnson 110 hp 1989. My choke stopped working and a friend lend me a used one to test it, and it is not working either. Just want to know where the two wires from the back of the solenoid cylinder go? Right now one goes to the actual cylinder and the other to the top of the cylinder bracket...
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    Johnson 110hp prop pitch? SS vs. Alum?

    I have a tracker magna 17 with a Johnson 110hp model 1989 runs great, but it has a 13x17 aluminum michigan prop and the throttle can go way past the recomended rpm of 5,800 and the speed at the 5,800 point is about 35mph. What do you suggest to make the WOT at 5,800, a 19" pitch prop? Aluminum...
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