Home › Forum › Ask A Member › 1958 Johnson 5.5hp carb/starting problem *FIXED* › Re: 1958 Johnson 5.5hp carb/starting problem
ok, got out in the garage today and disassembled the carb. Checked the vent openings and appeared to be clear, started up the air compressor and let it build up then shot some air best i could through the vents, and got left over gas sprayed out of both holes and adjusted the float to be level with the carb body. Then pulled out the only spark tester i have a Thexton 404, screwed the needle out to 1/4" and checked both coils. For one pull on the upper plug i got a bright blue lightning bolt then nothing( consistent with it trying then sounding like nothing was happening) then tried the lower plug and got nothing at all out of that one pulled 5 times on each plug and only got the one strong bolt. Coils are new CDI units but unsure when exactly they were replaced, points are good and clean and adjusted to .020" unknown if they and the condensers were replaced along with the coils.
