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I triple checked wiring as I replaced everything regarding ignition besides coil packs and wires themselves as I tested them and they seemed to be functioning. Maybe I'll bring the DVA back out and test trigger and CDI.
I really appreciate everyone's responses.
Going forward I think the timing would be the most likely cause to these issues, I'm going to verify timing is set up properly before proceeding.
Head gasket is not blown btw.
I recently purchased a new(er) motor and plan on using a jack plate so I'll...
I went over compression with quite a few people so far, I thought it could be concerning the first cylinder has lower compression but the general consensus I received was that 95 cold should be OK. Also while on the water at full throttle it will sometimes grab RPMs and fully accelerate so I...
I will give it a try, in an attempt to find the problem I also removed the reed plate and checked all the reeds and replaced with new gaskets as well as new carb gaskets. I have several primer solenoids now and I will try testing a few of them on the water for any differences as well.
To...
Hey, I've been lurking on this forum for a while and having difficulty solving my issues still.
Background:
Leaving John Pennekamp park in the Keys one weekend the motor stalled in full RPM's right out of the channel, messed with it for a while that day and noticed the choke solenoid / enricher...