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Old 10-24-2011, 02:58 PM
tautog_33 tautog_33 is offline
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Thanks Big for the feedback. I had the cowling off yesterday after the engine was running for a while it wasn't hot I could keep my hand on the heads for at least five seconds or so. I also don't recall strong fuel smell. I did get the compression tester from autozone as as a rental. The carbs are starting to sound like the problem. I might also get an ohm meter to check the coils and stator, but I think they are fine since I'm getting spark to all cylinders. Unless it's not getting spark on one or two cylinders when I'm running unfortunately I don't think ther is a way to check for spark while underway. The motor has a pretty good holes of when I floor it from a dead stop. I wanted to try to give it more throttle with the cowling off yesterday, but I had my 6 year old with me couldnt trust him driving at those speeds. I will take your advice and look into the carbs next time out. I'll keep posting with the results. Thanks again!
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