nphilbro
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2011
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Can you take a picture of the carb throat? It's far more likely someone tried to juice the power to a 15hp by replacing the entire carb from another motor than replace the jet. I seem to recall once having to clear out the float bowl pickup tube with a copper wire on an '87 15hp I had.
FWIW: I've got the same motor and it has absolutely been the most reliable kicker I've ever owned. I run it for many hours on end every weekend on the ocean trolling for salmon in the summer and fall. I forgot to winterize it properly this year and it sat outside through the wet Seattle winter and it still started up in 5 or 6 pulls. Keep at it, it's worth the effort.
FWIW: I've got the same motor and it has absolutely been the most reliable kicker I've ever owned. I run it for many hours on end every weekend on the ocean trolling for salmon in the summer and fall. I forgot to winterize it properly this year and it sat outside through the wet Seattle winter and it still started up in 5 or 6 pulls. Keep at it, it's worth the effort.