hoosierdoc
Freed prisoner
I have a tohatsu outboard I didn't treat very well last two years. I left fuel in the line and put it in my garage at end of season. it would also occasionally speed itself up for no good reason.
last summer it needed decent choke to run and would still die. this spring it wouldn't fire up, but spraying sea foam in the cylinder would let it run but only on full choke, then it would die in 30s.
I pulled the carb and cleaned the jets. they were pretty dirty. got it back together and it isn't dying, but it is running a lot faster than I would expect. i have the throttle cable positioned correctly, if it's at low throttle it's at same position as if cable not attached.
I'm clearly not an engine guy, is there anything else I should be thinking of as to why it's running fast?
last summer it needed decent choke to run and would still die. this spring it wouldn't fire up, but spraying sea foam in the cylinder would let it run but only on full choke, then it would die in 30s.
I pulled the carb and cleaned the jets. they were pretty dirty. got it back together and it isn't dying, but it is running a lot faster than I would expect. i have the throttle cable positioned correctly, if it's at low throttle it's at same position as if cable not attached.
I'm clearly not an engine guy, is there anything else I should be thinking of as to why it's running fast?