I have a 1957 Evinrude fastwin.I have rebuilt the carb,new plugs&wires,new coils,points,condenser. The motor seems to run best at high speed when the fast jet is almost closed(just cracked ) or leaned out. As I slow down I must richen the fast idle to transition back to an Idle. All this takes place with the slow jet opened at 1 turn.<br /> Does this make sense? Will it burn the motor up to run it so lean. What would the problem be?<br />Also this motor is fairly cold blooded and sensitive to starting procedure. example to start motor. 1. pump air into tank,no choke,turn throttle to start. 2.pull cord 2-3 times. 3. pull choke then pull cord to start & die. 4.push choke in, pull cord, motor starts and runs. Is this typical of this motor. Any suggestions? Thanks..
Look at the cam follower lever and make sure that when the lever is at the hash mark on the cam, the throttle plates are just opening. This will set up the timing/throttle plate movment.