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Originally Posted by Destroyer
Actually, I think that I'd try a 14 1/2 x 17 prop for that engine. (The smaller dia. will let your RPM's come up a little...
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My Honda spun up to redline (6gs) as fast as you could ask it to w/both the 15 1/4 & 15 1/2 props...the extra diameter didn't slow it a bit...
As for the suspicion of idling causing the cyls to load up...it may very well be...a trick to prevent that at idle is to TILT the motor UP a little PAST LEVEL...that prevents unburned oil from building up in the top of the cyl and fouling the plug...a marine tech told me that years ago and it worked on the 150 Evinrude I had at the time...