1975 6hp evinrude (carburetor issue)

[BananaMan]

Afternoon everyone,

I have a 1975 6hp evinrude I recently bought.

Started up on the second pull.

Ran some seafoam through it as it seemed the top speed was low. Sure enough after a couple runs with the seafoam added in the tank it started running a bit quicker, it was finally making a wake behind my 12 foot aluminum.

Ran like this for about 2 days.

Now it's back to running with less power at WOT

I'm assuming the carb needs to be cleaned.

My question is, can I take apart the carb, clean it and put it back together without a rebuild kit?

The idle isn't great on the motor either. I can rev it up to high RPMs in neutral. But when I leave the throttle in a position. The RPMs vary without touching the throttle. I'll upload a video if I can

 

[racerone]

Do a compression test.-----The original head gasker were not the highest quality.-----New gaskets are improved with Sierra being the best deal.-----And does spark jump a gap of 1/4" on a test device on both leads ?

 

[BananaMan]

Do a compression test.-----The original head gasker were not the highest quality.-----New gaskets are improved with Sierra being the best deal.-----And does spark jump a gap of 1/4" on a test device on both leads ?

At the cottage for another week, won't have any major tools until I'm back home with the motor.

But I do plan to make this happen.