Reply To: Johnson A-35 cooling/gas leak

[NATHAN KILLIAN]

I have just checked via the portion of the motor that can be taken in two with the LU attached to the driveshaft.  There is no obstruction inside of the LU or powerhead, so I suspect that it was not getting up to speed as Stanley said.  Next time I’m out on the lake I will make sure to open the air vent and get up to throttle right away.  I was only running it at 3/4 speed max when it overheated, so that would be a sensible reason for the overheating.

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