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I have a restored aluminum 1973 MirroCraft Fisherman 16-foot, powered by a well preserved 1998 Mercury Force 50 HP outboard. On my first outing at WOT the engine ran the boat up to 31 MPH and slightly over 7000 RPM on the tach, recommended operation is around 5300 RPM. I made sure the tach is...
I rebuilt a 1983 Evinrude 35 hp motor from the ground up meticulously.
The engine runs great except at WOT at 4500-4800 RPM when it starts to starve for gas and surges.
Squeezing the fuel bulb during that episode eliminates the surging.
After some research, I noticed some fuel pumps have a...
