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I have a 1983 evinrude 9.9 2 stroke. I also have a 1980 johnson 9.9 2 stroke. I have searched this forum and I have a service manual and I can not find how to set the idle speed. The only way I found is for the later engines with the cable. I do not have a cable. When the tiller handle is moved...
I have a 1980 johnson 9.9 j10rcse. Put on boat and ran it. It ran fine for about 1 min then died. It would idle but nothing over 1/2 throttle. Rebuilt the carb. Soaked for 24 hours. Took it back out and it ran all day as it should. Took out the next day, did the same as the first time...
