I sent in my C40 crank to have it rebuilt some years ago.
they just sent me one that they put all new bearing into and seals, for around $400
me and a friend put it together in my den inside my house
ty raps work once you get the 1st piston into the block the ty raps slide off the piston and...
I have never seen an air filter on any outboard motor.
could that have something to do with no one mentioning one in the thread, except for Mr. Obvious?
do you have a tach or are you just guessing at RPM?
you keep saying speed, so I have no idea if you mean boat speed across the water or RPM.
there is no reason I can think of that a motor would make a loud noise like a muffler fell off when it just lowered RPM.
motors make more noise at higher...
If the timing does not stay in spec at idle on the proper mark or WOT there is a problem.
someone has jacked with the linkage to get it to even run and probably not in a good way.
my guess is the CDI is bad