" Hey, I have a 15 HP Johnson,
" Hey, I have a 15 HP Johnson, and it runs great, but sometime, it's been being kind of a hard starter. I just rebuilt the carburetor,a nd it eventually does start once I choke some more and keep cranking the engine. I have recently checked the compression and spark, and the compression was good. The spark jumped the small engine setting on the tester. Unfortunately, it did not have the 7/16" setting recommended for Johnson/Evinrude, so I can't be positive about it. Also, I changed the plugs from NGK to AUtolite, and set the gap at 0.030". What do you think? Could it be running too lean, or am I more likely running it a little rich? "
" Hey, I have a 15 HP Johnson, and it runs great, but sometime, it's been being kind of a hard starter. I just rebuilt the carburetor,a nd it eventually does start once I choke some more and keep cranking the engine. I have recently checked the compression and spark, and the compression was good. The spark jumped the small engine setting on the tester. Unfortunately, it did not have the 7/16" setting recommended for Johnson/Evinrude, so I can't be positive about it. Also, I changed the plugs from NGK to AUtolite, and set the gap at 0.030". What do you think? Could it be running too lean, or am I more likely running it a little rich? "