Re: 1976 johnson 55hp video tests 2 and 3 opinions and advice desired
Update today I pulled off the carbs. At first glance they looked really clean thru the barrel. I took the top carb and took it apart. The float bowl was clean as could be. I sprayed all the passageways carb cleaner and blew them out with compressed air from a can. While doing this I was looking thru the barrel and saw something odd that I missed the other times I looked thru. A large roach egg case. So aside from that the top carb was clean. I assumed I would find the same thing in the bottom. Not.... The bottom was was nasty in the float bowl. After giving it some thought, it made sense. I mean the two bowls are connected with a hose. Eventually most of the fuel from the top would wind up in the bottom and gum out as it dried. At least that is my theory. So I cleaned all the gunk out. made some new gaskets had to purchase the little plastic wadding or what ever its called that holds the idle adjust needle in place for both carbs. I tooks some rubber splicing tape, and wrapped the entire length of the coil wire, then wrapped that with electrical tape. Just so I can try it out. It too late this evening to go test it, but tomorrow its on. thursday or fri the new coil should arrive.
