1974 Johnson 85hp

[Rod Holder]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85hp

Update: Replaced the stator with a good used unit and vroom-vroom. Revs up nice and sounds nice and snappy. Does have a random idle speed cough. Could just need a tad more sync work or since it sat so long before I got it, it just needs a good decarb and run it good and hard out on the water.

Thanks for all the ideas and advice.

RH

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85hp

Vroom Vroom huh?.... Well, we knew you could do it!

 

[emdsapmgr]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85hp

A random cough could be a "lean sneeze". Typically, that's a carb issue. Possibly the internal idle passages inside the carb may be somewhat restricted, causing it to run lean and miss every few rpm's.

 

[F_R]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85hp

Cold weather, cold engine will cause lean sneezing too. Is the manual choke in "Automatic" position? Is the hood on to hold in any warm air?