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It is a 1984 model 85hp force outboard. The other day it ran but would only get to about 3000 rpm and sounded kind of bogged out. Checked plugs and one was cold like it wasn't firing. I will post a pic. Just compression tested all three cykinders and they are all 130 to 140. The clean...
New starter....starts right up. Idle was a little low. Adjusted that and good to go. However it skips and sputtered pretty bad but once your up 25mph or higher it's smooth. But tonight it got about 3 miles to the gallon. Seems horrendous to me. Ordered New plugs, going to use highest octane...
Starter would work intermittently. Now when i try to start it throws the gear up but as soon as it feels resistance on flywheel it drops back down. There is a tiny bit of play on the starter shaft enough to make it rattle when you shake it. But the whole shaft has several mm of slop up and...
