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71 Evinrude 18HP not running well...sometimes not at all...
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<blockquote data-quote="judsondeancole" data-source="post: 62794" data-attributes="member: 924"><p>Thanks ya'll for all the responses. Now to answer a few of your questions:</p><p></p><p>Both of the spark plugs are new and upon further inspection they are clean and dry...</p><p></p><p>I cleaned the carb about a month ago and have had the motor up and running like a champ with it cleaned and rebuilt, so...</p><p></p><p>And the gas is somewhat fresh...a week old....i would consider that still pretty fresh.</p><p></p><p>Today I did replace the spark plug boots because the old ones were wearing thin and had exposed the metal coil in the boot. I don't think this is where my problem lies, but I changed them to prevent any issues down the road. I also got my new starter pawl replaced correctly. I just have to wait until the weekend to go try it out. </p><p></p><p>One last note............I had a friend tell me a possible problem I might be having but thought I would run it on here to see what ya'll thought. He told me that I need to crack the vent cap on my plastic gas tank or the engine will "vapor lock". It sounds logical but I was unsure if this could be my problem. </p><p></p><p>Let me know what ya'll think................................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judsondeancole, post: 62794, member: 924"] Thanks ya'll for all the responses. Now to answer a few of your questions: Both of the spark plugs are new and upon further inspection they are clean and dry... I cleaned the carb about a month ago and have had the motor up and running like a champ with it cleaned and rebuilt, so... And the gas is somewhat fresh...a week old....i would consider that still pretty fresh. Today I did replace the spark plug boots because the old ones were wearing thin and had exposed the metal coil in the boot. I don't think this is where my problem lies, but I changed them to prevent any issues down the road. I also got my new starter pawl replaced correctly. I just have to wait until the weekend to go try it out. One last note............I had a friend tell me a possible problem I might be having but thought I would run it on here to see what ya'll thought. He told me that I need to crack the vent cap on my plastic gas tank or the engine will "vapor lock". It sounds logical but I was unsure if this could be my problem. Let me know what ya'll think................................ [/QUOTE]
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