louis wrote:
I've replaced the plugs, sprayed carb cleaner into the carb, changed
the fuel line and the fuel filter. Just curious if it's wise to run
concentrated amount of gum out through the engine. As my previous post
stated, the direction says to mix it up to 21 gallons of gas but my
fuel tank is only 6 gallons. Would this hurt the outboard if I didn't
dilute the gum out but just used all of it with only 6 gallons of gas?
Thanks.

m___~¿õ___m wrote:
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:01:53 -0800, louis posted:

My outboard started to act strange...stalls, sudden death, poor idle.
i was planning to empty a can of gum out in my 6 gallon fuel tank.
Question, would running such a high concentration of gumout ruin any
components? These small little cans are made to mix with up to 21
gallons of gas.

I'd rather run this concentrated gum out fuel through the outboard (all
six gallons) to see if it clears or cleans up the problem before taking
it to the mechanic. Do the expert mechanics on this forum think it's
not a good idea? Thanks.

I'd check to see if the plugs were fowled or misfiring. Maybe replace them
first.

Just my first thought after reading your discription of the problem.

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Get a carb kit and rebuild it, or them, which ever is the case.