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I just bought the motor used and was told that it had starting trouble. I removed and cleaned out carb and jets and it started on the second pull. That was two weeks ago and now I have difficulty starting it. When it does start, I'm never sure what I did to get it to start.
- I once spritzed...
I have 14 foot sailboat with a large soft spot on the port side. We removed the inner skin and found that the 1/8 in coring was rotten, causing delamination. We have removed the coring and since the layer is so thin, we plan to do the whole repair using glass. We're almost ready to start laying...
Motor started right up when I bought it back in November. It cranks fine. It backfires occasionally but won't start. I noticed that the throttles are not opening at all, regardless of whether the shifter is in gear or neutral only. Choke is working fine. Could the linkage be seized or is there...
