1990 30HP Johnson, dies after idling for a lenght of time

atistang

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Model number is J30ELES

When in no wake zones or when trying to dock then engine will act like its loading up and die. Sometimes even idling in neutral for more than a min will cause it to die. You can usually tell its coming as the engine will start to bog. Then it will start right back up, but not as easy as if you shut it off.

sometimes on cold starts it spits and sputters a bit when on high idle, but other than that seems to run pretty good.

Anything I can check or try, or should I just buy rebuild kits and rebuild the carbs and go from there?
 
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