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I have already replaced the head gasket a while back which made it much better. I I did notice though that although I had spark in number 1 cylinder it just wasnt firing correctly. I could take off the plug wire and there was no difference. But when I did that to number 2 it died. I pulled the...
Thanks for the reply. I was using the screw in type. I figured that the compression was low, but I was hoping I could make it last until this fall and get a different one next spring.
How much compression should I expect to have on a 1988 Johnson 25 hp outboard. I know there are variables, I was just kinda curious what the average should be. I have 80 in each cylinder at this time but I think that might be low. Thanks in advance for any input
I am looking for some help on this. The motor starts up fine, but it will cough sometimes and
belch out blue smoke from the exhaust and goes back to running ok. I am not sure what is going on here and any help would be appreciated.
