Recent content by Greenhumber

The starter is brand new, I have charged the battery and load tested it. The starter spins the motor faster than the old starter did last year. I replaced the starter because the gear on it broke. It was the original starter.

Hi all, so I just got back to checking the spark after not using the boat since Saturday. I have no spark. It takes a lot of turning the motor over to get a spark and one thats strong enough to fire the motor. Once it starts though it has no issues starting up. Can this issue also be causing the...

No i havent checked flywheel key. Will do that as well.

Hi all, So the carbs are both identical. Both throttle plates are closed at idle. The motor runs smooth but after running at full throttle for a while and bringing it back to idle it slows down so much it stalls. Even though i had the idle adjusted high enough to stay smooth and running. As...

Hi all. I've got a 1972 Johnson 50 hp. Model# 50ESL72C. Last year it had a very intermittent miss at full throttle. Didnt think much of it. This year its a constant miss from 1\2 to full throttle. I have cleaned and rebuilt the carbs. Installed a new fuel line. New spark plugs. I had to...

Might have to find a boat wreckers and see if they have any carbs.

Hi all, Last year my last time out i had a heck of a time getting the motor started. This year i went to start it for the first time this season and i have no spark on either cylinder. I pulled the black/yellow wire off the power pack and i have spark. I checked the wire from the engine to...