40 Hp Strange Idle

dave1

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1960 johnson 40 Hp. Idles Ok but the throttle Pointer on the Engine Where it says SLOW START and FASt, the pointer is pointing at Start for the best idling speed. You turn it down to slow position it will die. Seems to get good high speed too. Is the pointer out of adjustment. Tried leaning out the carb for more idle speed but then it just coughs. Diconnected remote controls to eliminate them. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. I tried to post earlier so hopefully this isn't a second post
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: 40 Hp Strange Idle

SLOW START and FASt forget they are there,
 

dave1

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Re: 40 Hp Strange Idle

why's that, do you think possibly that the linkages are worn or jumped a tooth? thanks for your reply
 
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