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grony

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"I am from the Midwest and hav

"I am from the Midwest and have not been able to get my boat out due to the flooding we have had. I wanted to start it so it would be ready to go when I get the first chance. I put the muffs on and started it up in my driveway. It started fine but ran a bit ruff, I let it idle a bit but still seemed ruff. When I winterized it I was told by our local dealer to treat the gas with Sea Foam, could this have something to do with it? I also noticed later that I had a sludge looking stuff, like melted chocolate that was running out of the end of the prop. does anyone have any thoughts? I would greatly appreciate it. I just found this web page and everyone seems so knowledgable I thought I would try!!!!!!! Thanks"
 
"The sludge could simply be wa

"The sludge could simply be water exiting normally, mixed with whatever you used to winterize the engine with coupled with unburnt fuel/oil mixture.


If the compression and spark are as they should be, I would assume that the carburetors might be somewhat fouled."
 
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