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Thank you. The guy says it starts and runs but bogs down at speed. Is that a common problem for this vintage?Sure that is an EVINRUDE.------The 3 cylinder model.----Have a bunch of them.-----That looks like the 98 model.----Made from about 96 to 2001 model years for Johnson too.----First time for everything I guess !
Thanks - guys says one cylinder cuts out shortly after start up. I will start with all the basics.Hard to say what is wrong .----Many motors are neglected by a public that knows less and less about maintaining fine machinery.-----Perhaps the " Mickey Mouse " oil injection has not been discarded.------Trouble shooting is required and that costs nothing.----Might just need a new hose and fuel tank.
What is the compression? Does spark jump a 7/16" Gap? Do you have the correct manual? That has an expensive OIS ignition on it.Well I didn’t get very far actually. It may be working marginally better but the problem is still very much there. It will idle in neural and in gear but if I start opening up the throttle I get maybe 10% more power and then it just holds and flutters. Doesn’t stall, doesn’t sneeze, just flutters. If I ease off throttle back to idle it idles fine. I’m now thinking carbs should come back off and that I should clean then I thoroughly to be sure before expanding troubleshooting. Other part of me just wants to drive it down the road and have the experts look at it. My gut is telling me something is not right and I may spend a few more hours on this without getting anywhere…