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1990 Johnson 50 hp stalls at idle and in gear.

Rainayeh

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Hi, my first post, hope someone can help.
Last year took motor to mechanic and asked him to check why I was getting so much smoke. He immediately blamed the VRO and removed it. Smoke gone and things seemed fine. Only problem is now it stalls when at idle speed and when I shift in gear. Only way to get it going is to force shake then quickly shift into gear and throttle up. When going at high speed, it is smooth as anything and runs great. Would hate to go back to mechanic and spend another 600$. Any ideas would be appreciated.
 
Thanx for the quick reply. I'll get a tester tomorrow and hopefully perform the test this week when I go back to the lake. If compression is ok any idea what next.
 
Hi again
ok, picked up compressor test kit, about 30$, and did the test. By the way I made a typo, the motor is 97 not 90.
The compressor test showed 140 kpi on both cylinders, almost identical. I guess that's good news.
 
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