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Thanks Hammer!! and all!!

I was talking to someone else tonight and they were on CB's side thinking fuel.

he says that when the clamps were missing it was causing it to run lean, and after adding clamps it has almost fixed the problem.

And it stands to reason we are on the right track?? That it might need a carb adjustment to fix?

He went on to say that this new gas has been messing with alot of things!!

So I opened the repair manual to see how to adjust, and this is what I found

1. * *
* * *Some gasolines sold for marine use now contain alcohol, although this fact may not be advertised. A mixtute of 10 % ethyl alcohol or ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline is called gasohol. This is considered suitable for use in Johson and Evinrude outboards. Some gasolines, however, contain methyl alcohol or methanol. This is not recommended for 1973 to 1986 outboards and only under the provisions outlined under Proper Fuel Selection *in this chapter for 1987 to 1990 models.


2. *
* * * If gasohol or a gasoline/methanol mixture (1987 to 1990 models) is used with any regularity, Johnson & Evinrude recommend that the carburetor jets be changed to provide a richer mixture to maintain good performance and pervent possible engin damage. See your dealer for recommended rejetting according to your needs.

What do you think of that skools?? *Maybe I had 2 problems?? one was fuel that we fixed and one with the power pack that was hidden by the first problem??