80 hp boggs out when in gear

trapp

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can anyone throw me some ideas of why my 80 hp would bogg out when in gear. ran good a couple times last week. its a 1982..
 

CharlieB

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Re: 80 hp boggs out when in gear

Low compression on one cyl, weak spark on one or more cyls, dirty carbs?

Systematic troubleshoot your problem, start with a simple compression test, when all cyls are close to the same then check for a hot blue arc across a 7/16 inch gap. If that is fine then order carb rebuild kits and start cleaning carbs, but ONLY after ensuring compression and ignition are up to 'snuff.
 

trapp

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Re: 80 hp boggs out when in gear

thanks charlie.. i'm gonna try that..
 
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