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I ran it again today for 15 mins and it ran a lot better, revved up nicely although just in neutral with water muffs on. Before putting in the ringfree the engine would stall at the lowest idle, now it idles well - short video clip below. Going to let it sit overnight again and will run it...
Definitely going to let it sit overnight then try it tomorrow and then again Sunday. Also going to pull the #2 & #3 plugs and look for a spark. They both appear to be fed from the same coil.
So today I treated a gallon of gas with 2 oz of Ringfree Plus for a cleaning dose. I emptied the carbs and the water seperator and the filter. Then pumped the treated gas all the way through and let it run for 15 minutes. While it was running I decided to try removing the spark plug wires, one...
you are probably right on the $$. I watched some videos on taking them apart and it doesn't look real bad. Right now I am looking to get it running well enough to get me through duck season, then will try rebuilding the carbs. good idea 1 at a time... Thanks!
I recently bought a jon boat for duck hunting that came with an “as-is” 2003 60 HP 4 stroke F60TLRB engine. The engine was hard to start and once it gets running and warms up it would run fine at idle. Any attempt to increase throttle would result in coughing, choking and the engine would stall...
