If I idle. There are no problems. If I get it on plan and run 3/4 throttle it will eventually foul the top 3 plugs in cylinder 1, 2 and 3. When I pull them they have carbon on them.
If I run over 3/4 throttle it acts like its missing real bad and fouls the plugs much faster.
Timing or...
I have a 1986 Mercury 90hp Tower of Power Outboard.
Cylinders 3 and 4 run off the middle carb. Cylinder 3 is getting minimal gas and looks very dry through the spark plug hole compared to the other cylinders.
Carbs have been taken off and cleaned. Compression checks all good in all...
I recently purchased a 20hp Sea King VWB-27420 (WARD) outboard for $50. It had been stored in a garage for about 17 years.
1. I replaced all fuel lines
Tried starting, no luck... not even a hint.
2. I found that the plugs were wrong so I replaced them and gapped them correctly.
3. Pulled...
I currently have an active thread about my boat/engine (http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=489522). This thread details issues for repair after an overheat.
Before the overheat my RPM Tach did not work. Since I am near the end of fixing the engine I just replaced the tach with a brand...
I recently purchased a 1998 Four Winns Fling used from a second owner. All the information I can find from Four Winns, they never made a 98 but the registartion/title and all shows 1998 with the DOT.
Either way, I assume it has a 115hp OMC 2-stroke outboard turbojet engine. I have the manual...
