Re: 1961 40hp Johnson RDSL-23. Spitting gas from the carb after running for 20 min.
Yup, sounds like trash in the float bowl. Pull the bowl off, dump it out, put it back on and go.
That happened to me a few times on my Nissan 40hp. With the bowl off, give the ball a squeeze to clear any trash...
I'm new to this so bare with me. I got an old starcraft from a friend just to use for fishing it was just a shell when I got it no floor no motor no dash... I fixed it up just enough to get on the water and. Used it a few years then upgraded to a 19' leasure craft. The starcraft got pushed in...