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New patient, s130txrw, Motor running fine when turned off. When they tried to start a week or so later the engine had seized. I pulled both heads and discovered that the head bolts had loosened on the starboard side, or so I think as the gasket was still intact, and #3 had saltwater in it. I...
I have done everything I can think of except a fuel pump and that's on the way. Good ignition and timing . Good compression. Rebuilt carb and the thing bogs at midrange. All I can think of is the fuel pump diaphram is leaking dumping fuel ito the crankcase. Alot of smoke in the exhaust. Never...
Just completed replacing entire ignition and shimming armature. 120psi up and down. carb clear and low speed set.
Problem is mid range. Idles great, but when you roll it on it runs rough, then the power snaps on and runs great.
It's getting from low speed to high speed. I can back off a bit...
