boat is slow

critter34

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Iinstalled a 70hp johnson on my 17ft starcraft and the boat goes slower than the 40hp evenrude something is not right any ideas?
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: boat is slow

check spark all plugs, check compression. do this before you buy any parts. compression will tell you the condition of the innards.. should be over 110 psi and within 10% of each other., then post back.
 

critter34

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Re: boat is slow

Sorry it took so long to get back to you , I checked compression to my surprise every cyl. carried 140psi so i pulled carbs every thing is clean i went through and soaked anyway and blew all jets out .My prop is a 13.25 x 17 pitch im also wondering if motor could be to low would you know what distance it needs to be from bottom of v?
 

critter34

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Re: boat is slow

tashasdaddy said:
check spark all plugs, check compression. do this before you buy any parts. compression will tell you the condition of the innards.. should be over 110 psi and within 10% of each other., then post back.
she s ringing in at a healthy 140psi on all cyl.
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: boat is slow

i posted you finding i the other thread, use it and don't post on this one. keep it all together. wastes our time.
 
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