Ok, I went ahead and bought a new prop I went with a 13 pitch and now get 23.5 mph rock solid. I believe the old prop was slipping so I may buy and extra 15 pitch just to see what it does with that prop.
The previous owner did spend sometime(a lot of time) working on the carb from what he said. Ill see what i can find. do you have any recommendations for a timing light and tach? Otherwise ill just get something from my local auto parts store.
I pulled the cover off of the engine and it looked fairly clean (theres oily residue and muck but not much considering its age and being a 2 stroke) i will look up a link and sync as i am unfamiliar with this term and will post an update. I am having trouble finding factory specs due to the age...
I will get a Tach and see what it runs at when on the water. I have a compression tester already and i can see if my adapters fit correctly to confirm my self. Like i had said it seems to run well from how it starts up easy and does not bog or anything like that. I am getting my weights based on...
New here and couldn't find an answer so I hope this is in the correct place..
I have a 1987 tracker tx17 with a 87 mercury 60 elpto. The motor starts and runs great but has trouble getting on plane and going over 20 mph. It takes around 60 seconds to go from 5 mph to 20 mph. I am working on...