I took my boat out once so far, 67' 9.5 hp Johnson, and the motor would sputter and die in forward, and run crappy with the choke pulled out. So I bought a carb repair kit, assuming I'd have to clean the carb. So I took the carb out, and it actually looks pretty darn clean (pic 1). The float chamber also looked pretty darn clean (pic 2). I could barely see inside the intake manifold and it looked clean from what I could see (pic 3), not that I would take it off anyways. But I have a gasket for between the float chamber and the intake manifold in my repair kit, so I figured why not take the float chamber off just to take a look in there. Well I got 4 bolts out and tried to take the float chamber off. It peeled partially off, then I realized there was a different screw that sits right under the Cam for the throttle (pic 4, tough to see). I don't see how I can get this screw off, unless I remove the flywheel and all that stuff in there, and I'm afraid I'm going to mess something up if I remove all that stuff. I would just bolt the float chamber back down, but I'm afraid that I tore the gasket when I peeled it partially up (I tried to look to see if it tore, but it's tough to see). SO, question is, do I just bolt the float chamber back down and hope it didn't tear, or remove the flywheel and all that? Is that easy to do?
Also, my carb does look clean right? If so, what else might be causing my motor to die when I shift into forward?
Also, my carb does look clean right? If so, what else might be causing my motor to die when I shift into forward?
