I just purchased a 1992 Tracker deep V 16' with an all original Evinrude 40 HP outboard motor. I took it on its maiden voyage today and everything ran fine at first, but after the 2nd restart, the engine wouldn't pop off right away. I had to give it some more gas and it would then run fine as long as I gave her enough throttle. Runs well at high speeds, but chugs a little at idle and idle first gear. Also, when it finally starts after a few tries, it tends to omit some blue smoke. Gas mixture is 50:1 (although I'm not sure what original mixture is needed since there was no manual with it) and was drained and replenished when I bought the boat. Now. this boat just had a carb cleaning job right before purchase, and like I said, the gas/oil is all new. Now, this did have an auto-oiler, but I unhooked and removed it for safety purposes. This boat and engine is like brand new, but has only been run a few times over a 10 year span. Is my gas/oil mixture messed up, or do I just need to run the heck out of it. Also, plugs were said to have been changed 7 years ago, so I did not change them again. Thanks so much for anyone's help in this matter.
Model# - TE40ELENM
Model# - TE40ELENM
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