cleaning carbs

can cleaning your carbs help your motor start faster? I have a 1997
johnson 200 hp venom, and its takes about 4-5 times for it to start up
and run, by that time it smokes like crazy until the fuel and oil burns
off.

I had one of those - it was the motor that locked up at the 2002 MTC.
Mine was always cold natured the first time I cranked it but was fine
after the first time. Had to choke it hard the first time and the
excess fuel and oil did smoke a lot burning off, but after that it did
not smoke.

Changing plugs helped when mine got real bad.

Ronnie
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BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
can cleaning your carbs help your motor start faster? I have a 1997
johnson 200 hp venom, and its takes about 4-5 times for it to start up
and run, by that time it smokes like crazy until the fuel and oil burns
off.

BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
can cleaning your carbs help your motor start faster? I have a 1997
johnson 200 hp venom, and its takes about 4-5 times for it to start up
and run, by that time it smokes like crazy until the fuel and oil burns
off.

You might already know this, but.

Be sure to trim it all the way down when starting. Carbs work better
when the fuel mix is going down the throat of a carb and not having to
go uphill.

Carlos

when I start it and it dies, then I restart should i push the choke back
in slowly or hold it in for a few seconds if it starts to die again?

...at'tl work. I've got a 1990 150GT which does the same thing. Clears out
the mosquitos when it first starts, but then it's fine for the rest of the
day. May not be "normal", but it's typical for my three carburetors. said
Huck

"BIG FISH 2006" when I start it and it dies, then I restart should i push
the choke back
in slowly or hold it in for a few seconds if it starts to die again?

BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
when I start it and it dies, then I restart should i push the choke back
in slowly or hold it in for a few seconds if it starts to die again?

I always had to hold my choke in until the motor caught up and ran
smoothly. Not sure what kind of choke you have - mine I pushed the key
in to activate the choke - it was closed or open, no slowly pushing it
in.

Ronnie

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BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
when I start it and it dies, then I restart should i push the choke back
in slowly or hold it in for a few seconds if it starts to die again?

I always had to hold my choke in until the motor caught up and ran
smoothly. Not sure what kind of choke you have - mine I pushed the key
in to activate the choke - it was closed or open, no slowly pushing it
in.

Sounds like he may have been reffering to the fast idle control instead of
the choke, or don't Johnsons have a fast idle lever?


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On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:23:59 -0500, (BIG FISH
2006) wrote:

can cleaning your carbs help your motor start faster? I have a 1997
johnson 200 hp venom, and its takes about 4-5 times for it to start up
and run, by that time it smokes like crazy until the fuel and oil burns
off.

I don't know a whole lot about modern outboards but it sounds like an
intake leak to me. Don't know if that is possible or not, but it
sounds similar to intake leaks I have found on other engines.

Dan

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I'm sorry Ronnie, I didn't explain the choke right, my boat is a 1997
Javelin 400 TE it has the choke plunger on the key. What it sounds like
is that I need to keep that pushed in until its running smooth? I alway
let it out as soon as it fires, then it stalls and I keep restarting it
till it runs. By me restarting 3-4 times I think is where I'm getting
all the smoke.

Big Fish

BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
I'm sorry Ronnie, I didn't explain the choke right, my boat is a 1997
Javelin 400 TE it has the choke plunger on the key. What it sounds like
is that I need to keep that pushed in until its running smooth? I alway
let it out as soon as it fires, then it stalls and I keep restarting it
till it runs. By me restarting 3-4 times I think is where I'm getting
all the smoke.

Big Fish

Yes - hold it in. When you release the key the choke opens up
completely and there is no choke. Hold it in till the motor is running.
If you release it and it starts to sputter push it back in. I often had
to hold mine in 15 seconds or more till it started running smooth.

I think that will cut out some of your smoke, too.

Mine was on a 295 Stratos - similar to the Javelin. I also had a 94
Javelin 400 TE later but had a 2001 Johnson 225 on it. It did not need
the choke anything like the 97 Venom did.

Ronnie

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