It is in the water on a lift . I noticed that when it is out of the water running with muffs I do get more RPM's so I think the tack is ok. With the water resistance on the props it just seems like something is holding it back from opening up. I don't think it is gas. It seems more like electronic.
Sonic cleaner and ran air and hot water to make sure all the ports were open removed the brass tubes with the holes in and I am confident everything is clean, put in 3 new kits with new floats.
I did find that when I put the new cid box in that one of the wires going to the #2 coil was wired tied tight and was shorting to the block.The new cid box didn't change anything so I fixed the bear wire and put the original one back on. Could that short have caused other issues under the flywheel?
I have had it for 7 years and up until two years ago it ran fine. I had the same problem last year but just cursed around the lake at low speeds with no problem. I was getting more than 4K from it originally. The linkage is at full open. The prop is about the lowest I could find 9.9. I am...
It is a NS50D2 I installed a new 4 blade 10.8 dia. x 9.9 pitch. It was about the lowest pitch I cold find. Thanks for the info on the adjusting screws!
I have a 50 hp Nissan that is driving me crazy. I work on motors but don't claim to be an outboard mechanic. I know enough to be dangerous. The motor starts right up and I can idol around the lake all day with no problem but from about 1/2 throttle on it starts to fall apart. This is a list of...