Re: Water intrusion into Johnson VRO 140's on 23 CC
I had a 140 johnson on my 20 cc before repower to a 150. the 140 would die on me after a short run. I finally discovered the gasket between the bottom of the powerhead and the foot(at the bottom of the cowl) was pulled out letting water enter the bottom of the cowl. a screw that held the carb cover on was out of the bottom hole and when the water entered the engine cowl the carb sucked in the water. replaced the screw and pushed the rubber gasket back in to seal the water leak and that solved the problem. hope yours is as simple as mine was,it was frustrating to say the least until I found the problem! later, Lucky Dog
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