1976 Johnson 85hp. Carb trouble?

Verotik

Cadet
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Jun 11, 2002
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Well, we took the boat to the lake today and tried to start it, to no avail. Got it home and started monkeying with it. It seems to be a carb problem. We have gas from the tank to the filter, and to the bowls of the carb. But there is no gas coming out of the jets. We turned it over and sprayed gas into the carbs and it fired right up. There was a smell of old gas on the plugs before we got it to fire up. Any suggestions?
 

johnm

Seaman
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Dec 15, 2002
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Re: 1976 Johnson 85hp. Carb trouble?

Get yourself a rebuild kit. Dismantle and soak carbs in carb cleaner overnight. Use an air compressor to clean out jets. Lync and sync, she'll be right mate! If that doesn't work, read the Post "Carbs didn't look dirty! Is this normal?". That may give you more info.
 
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