Re: 1961 Johnson Sea Horse 75 hp testing engine performance
Update on "The Queen" that's what we've decided to name the boat. 1st off it's a 1960 Speed Queen so it's fitting and 2nd the wife's British and last but not least it's gonna take God to save her!! Lol. Anyways, she's running cool as a cucumber now, F R. Thanks for all your excellent suggestions and guidance during this slow, methodical process. I ran her out in the water for about fifteen minutes at idle and light never came on and spitting water like you said. Tried to take her out for a full run. But, she kept dying on me. I found the right low speed needle turned in so tight on the carb I practically needed pliers to get it off the seat. After I adjusted the low speed idle to specs she ran fine. Goosed her on the trailer though today (all by myself) to see how it would run with some gas to it. She did just fine. However, the battery went dead trying to start it yesterday. Before, I figured out to check the idle settings. But I got it to start and run by pulling the cord. On the charger as I write. Can't wait to get back to the lake to try her again next weekend. Thanks again!!
