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gotmullet?
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 Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: boat motor question |
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I have a Johnson 8.0 hp outboard motor. I am having a hard time getting the motor to stay on idle it keeps turning off. The only way that it'll stay on is if I hold the choke half way out and hold it there .
I changed the plugs and fuel line.
Any thoughts on the matter?
I am more than willing to pay for services but need an honest / reasonable boat mechanic.
Thanks...
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Franklin
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: boat motor question |
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| gotmullet? wrote: |
I am more than willing to pay for services but need an honest / reasonable boat mechanic.
Thanks... |
having been a mechanic I can tell you...you only get one or the other...honest and reasonable is too much to ask. |
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Capt Mike Singleterry
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: boat motor question |
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| Franklin wrote: | | gotmullet? wrote: |
I am more than willing to pay for services but need an honest / reasonable boat mechanic.
Thanks... |
having been a mechanic I can tell you...you only get one or the other...honest and reasonable is too much to ask. |
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SaltyMutt
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I had a slightly larger engine 115 Evinrude had the same idle issues. I rebuilt the carbs myself (not recommended if your not familiar with carbs) and totally fixed the problertem...
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JayM5209
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: boat motor question |
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| gotmullet? wrote: | I have a Johnson 8.0 hp outboard motor. I am having a hard time getting the motor to stay on idle it keeps turning off. The only way that it'll stay on is if I hold the choke half way out and hold it there .
I changed the plugs and fuel line.
Any thoughts on the matter?
I am more than willing to pay for services but need an honest / reasonable boat mechanic.
Thanks... |
I'd put my bet on the carb. I have two older Mercs, one 6 hp and the other a 4.5 hp. Both have had the same symptoms once. One was fixed with a carb kit/rebuild. The other was totally fixed in 6 minutes by someone who knows what he's doing - as opposed to me! - getting the carb adjusted correctly.
I like to tinker, but am mechanically challenged when it comes to carbs and electrical systems. For me it's worth dropping something like this at the shop. |
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Kingz
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| I had the same boat(Majek) and motor(Yamaha) for 15+ years, disconnected the fuel line and ran the fuel out after every trip...Never a carb problem, even after sitting two years, prime and start...G |
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Clean the carb bowl and jets out. Then see what happens.
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ward438
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Another adjustment write up
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