does not want to idle

gotmeaboat

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morning, took my new to me boat out Sat. starts and ran great. just does not want to idle, good compression, good spark, carbs rebuilt last fall. is there a idle adjustment somewhere? 1994 Johnson 150 J150EXERV
thanks
tom
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: does not want to idle

there is an idle speed adjustment, but if the motor has been sitting a while, could be clogged pickup tubes to the low speed jets. carbs can be clean yesterday, and get contaminated today. sitting old gas, causes carb problems/
 
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