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    1990 Johnson 88SPL Idle Orifice Question

    I acquired a boat with a 1990 Johnson 88 SPL that had broken piston rings that was in need of a rebuild as a project. Long story short I got a rebuilt powerhead from a 90 Johnson which was installed and ended up with 2 complete sets of carbs. I pieced together parts from all of the carbs which...
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    1990 Johnson 88spl Idles high when warm

    I have The motor listed above, I took it out for the first time this season and it appears to have started to idle high when the motor is warmed up. The link and sync process was done last summer and when it is cold it will start up and be where you'd expect it to be. After the motor is run...
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    1990 Johnson 88SPL bogs down at 1/4 throttle when cold

    I have a 1990 Johnson 88SPL (J88mslesa) that is having some trouble. The engine fires up and idles without much if any trouble. It needs the key bumped a few times with the throttle advanced a little bit but fires up right away. However if the engine is cold it bogs down and dies if you try to...
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