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76 Johnson 6 hp carb issue

"I just cleaned the carb on my

"I just cleaned the carb on my johnson 6. Everything looked great, except I found a small sliver of metal in the bowl. Would this have blocked fuel or anything that would keep the motor from running any faster than 5-7 mph? It would be putting along and all the sudden rev high for half a second and go back to the low rpm. Was this my problem? I'm not patient enough to wait and see when I get on the water...."
 
"It would cause problems if it

"It would cause problems if it got into the jet.

With such poor performance are you sure it is firing on both cylinders. Bad plug? bad coil, bad wiring?"
 
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