I recently bought a 1975 Johnson 50 from a boat mechanic and it runs great but when I idle it slows down so much that it dies when I shift back in gear. It does not spit sputter or run bad in any way, it simply idles so low that it dies. I think I need to idle it up a little but I am not sure...
I just bought a pontoon boat with a 1971 Chrysler 70hp and right before we put it in the water I noticed that the fuel line squeeze bulb was cracked and leaked a little fuel on my hand. The boat ran pretty well for a couple hours with minor cutting out but we never opened it to WOT. When I took...