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    Fuel pump question

    I have a 1990 70 hp johnson. It runs very well. Briefly! It starts and runs, but acts like it is running out of gas. If I pump the primer ball on the fuel line it runs perfect. I pulled the fuel line from the top carb and started the motor--nothing came through the fuel line. When I pump...
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    Help with choke problem PLEASE?

    I have a 1990 70hp johnson. i took it out today for the first time. It has a red thumb screw that I think is the choke on the right side of the motor. When I tried to push it up to speed it would just bog down, but if I adjusted the red thumb screw it would jump up and run. When I pulled the...
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    Idle problem

    I have a 1990 70 hp Johnson. It will start up no problem and run at higher rpms, but when I take it to idle it shuts right off. The fuel filter is new, the gas is new, the plugs are new. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the adjustment of the carb because as it runs it starts to...
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