Little brass plugs on Intake manifold

[maldoro]

2006 Johnson 115 V4 - Do you know what these are and what purpose they serve. They have a little ball in them. Wondering if thier plugged would it contribute to my dead cylinder issue.

 

[jonesg]

Re: Little brass plugs on Intake manifold

Forget those, fix your engine.
Play with those another time.