If they don't lay flat on the plate or are chipped or broken they should be changed, jmc.<br /><br />Reed failure is very rare.<br /><br />Have you looked here:http://www.boatmotors.com/parts/<br /><br />Or at twin City outboard?
I think they are - your local Johnny/Rude dealer will be able to tell & order you some.<br />As for whether they're shot, if they're bent or one of the leaves are missing then they're shot. It is a very rare condition on a Johnny/Rude.<br /><br />JB beat me to it! Looks like we agree though.
i was wondering about them, at low idle, usually the motor will cough, almost die, and then catch back up. sometimes it will just die. it seems that at low idle, i have to keep it running awful rich. unburnt gas smell
