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Originally Posted by caymanscott
-even the mechanic is saying things like "sure doesnt run like a Honda" or"time for a new engine"-any other ideas-thanking you in advance.-Scott in Cayman
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Scott,
I'm sorry I can't help you with your problem...that's got to be very frustrating. However, my thinking is this...we have lawyers for legal problems and doctors for medical issues. We have marine mechanics to fix our motors when they don't function properly. If I had a medical issue that my doctor didn't know how to address, I would find a new doctor. If you have a mechanic that doesn't know how to fix your motor, you need to find a new mechanic. There is obviously something wrong, a good mechanic will not give up until he finds the problem. There are only a limited number of things that it could be.
Having said that, I once had an older Evinrude that acted very close to what you described. It turned out to be several things contributing to the problem...old gas, dirt in the gas tank, dirty carbs, and a crack around the primer bulb in the fuel line. It sounds like you've addressed all of the fuel issues. Just brainstorming here but you may want to check: (1) timing; (2)there's nothing pinching the fuel line (esp. when engaging the gears)(3) cracks in the fuel line and/or primer bulb.
Again, I'm not a mechanic...I blow stuff up for a living. Let me know if you need a couple of sticks of dynamite if nothing else works.
Good luck.