Re: Old 2 stroke vs new outboards (2&4) stroke

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Yeah. I tampered with mine when I bought it to get it to run smooth (for what it is) just off idle…..that’s where we run at virtually all time. I don’t remember exactly what I did….but I know it involved stealing some parts out of an older carb I had laying around. My boat gets run WFO twice a year. Across the lake when I put it in….and across the lake when I’m taking it out. Other than that….it’s slow ride just offa’ idle. I tuned out the stupid behavior you’re describing at the expense of midrange. Halfway into the high-speed jet this thing kinda’ "lays down", then runs good at full tilt. It is what it is. Cheap, indestructible, sorta’ crude, but ALWAYS runs. If I want high tech, I can go on my buddy’s tri-toon with two (yes, two…) 300HP E-tech monsters(65 mph. Who want’s a pontoon that goes that fast? I’d rather have my old B hydro…) that cost nearly what my house, shop, and lakefront is worth. To each his own….

Jim

I say "pardon me" a lot. I had a 20H, then raced open mod sleds.