1995 Johnson 8hp

Supersportster

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Hey...

I purchased this motor to use as a trolling motor. It starts first pull with the choke out, it shifts into gear and runs great mid and full throttle.

The issue I am having is that when you I try to run it slow, it runs nicely for about 30 seconds, then just dies out. I have adjusted the idle screw on the side of the carb, the manual says 3 turns out, the motor seems to like 3 turns and a little bit more.

I have good compression on both cylinders 115.

What else can i try? Should I rebuild the carb? I have the manual, Should I do the procedure for the link and sync?

Thanks for any advice!
 
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