Re: Johnson 5.5 finally out on the lake….

[retiredoz]

The only really variable element in that linkage setup is the pinion cup. The throttle gear coupling is controlled by the ‘big’ tooth and gap, and the pinion gear at the end of the shaft is in a fixed position. The cup has to be aligned so that the rightmost tooth on the pinion gear engages the rightmost tooth on the pinion cup (or close). On my three 5.5 and 6-hp motors, the horizontal end of the throttle shaft is roughly parallel to the block at idle.
I suspect that the lack of performance may be due to being ‘out of sync’ or that the mag plate simply isn’t getting the proper advance (not enough throttle).