Carb Rebuild - 99 Johnson 175 - Model#J175PLEES

[99Ranger]

All,

I'm about to rebuild all six carbs on my 99 Johnson 175. The guy I bought it from installed an electric fuel pump between the water seperator and the motor (which has been removed) and I believe that this has caused some of the seals or gaskets to rupture. After priming the bulb I can see fuel seep very slowly out of one of the carbs (between the float chamber and carb body) and two of the other carbs seem to be wet around the same general area. I felt it would be best to just buy 6 kits (marineengine.com, Carburetor Repair Kit #0438996) and rebuild them all.

My question is, what should I "look out for" or ensure that I do when installing the kits. It looks like a job that I can tackle myself after looking at the motor and viewing the diagram online, but I wanted to seek some advice from you guys.

Thanks,

Lee

[jcfelder]

I have this exact same motor, I just replaced the bowls, floats, needles and gaskets on all 6 carbs. I made sure to take eabowl off carefully and put it back in the same place it was. Motor will crank right up and idles fine, but I have noticed that it is smoking a lot and when you go to give it gas it bogs down and shuts off. Any ideas of what I need to do to correct this problem. Thanks!!

[316jughead]

I have this exact same motor, I just replaced the bowls, floats, needles and gaskets on all 6 carbs. I made sure to take eabowl off carefully and put it back in the same place it was. Motor will crank right up and idles fine, but I have noticed that it is smoking a lot and when you go to give it gas it bogs down and shuts off. Any ideas of what I need to do to correct this problem. Thanks!!

Hi, We can help you fix that, you should start a new thread so we don't get confused about what motor we are talking about, and please answer all questions. Thanks