About a year ago I replaced the powerhead on my outboard. My old powerhead cylinders were around 85psi and the new powerhead had about 120psi. I thought, great, I should gain a little speed and maybe at the least maintain speed while carrying more weight.
Problem is I ended up losing about 5mph. The engine also coughed a little at startup, something that never happened with the old powerhead. I ran the boat for about 4 months then pulled it out of the water. I checked around the engine and found a significant amount of fuel has been coming out from the front of the carburetor.
I seem to believe the powerhead came with a reed plate and I left it in place. Other than trying to swap that around, are there any other possibilities I should I investigate?
Problem is I ended up losing about 5mph. The engine also coughed a little at startup, something that never happened with the old powerhead. I ran the boat for about 4 months then pulled it out of the water. I checked around the engine and found a significant amount of fuel has been coming out from the front of the carburetor.
I seem to believe the powerhead came with a reed plate and I left it in place. Other than trying to swap that around, are there any other possibilities I should I investigate?