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2hp engine won't run slowly
Can anyone suggest solution to a problem with my newly-acquired 2hp Johnson two-stroke outboard, built 1983. Starts easily and runs well at medium and full throttle, but cuts out at anything below half speed, and certainly won’t tick over.
Took it to a well-respected local dealer here in England who serviced it, changed the impeller and cleaned the carb (he found no dirt) and fuel tank, and “ultra-sound tested” the carb (whatever that means) but couldn’t cure the slow-running problem.
On YouTube there are several videos of people using similar engines, but I note that on all of them there are two knobs to adjust slow and high speed running, while on my engine there are similar apertures but adjusting screws instead of knobs. Is this normal to my model, or has someone made a modification?
Model number is: J2RCTD, and serial number is: B029172, and supplier: Outboard Marine Belgium NV, Brugge, Belgium.
Michael R.
Took it to a well-respected local dealer here in England who serviced it, changed the impeller and cleaned the carb (he found no dirt) and fuel tank, and “ultra-sound tested” the carb (whatever that means) but couldn’t cure the slow-running problem.
On YouTube there are several videos of people using similar engines, but I note that on all of them there are two knobs to adjust slow and high speed running, while on my engine there are similar apertures but adjusting screws instead of knobs. Is this normal to my model, or has someone made a modification?
Model number is: J2RCTD, and serial number is: B029172, and supplier: Outboard Marine Belgium NV, Brugge, Belgium.
Michael R.
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