c.haidar Writes

After a few attempts, I would rev it up to 3500 rpm, but when I put it in
forward the boat wouldn't go more than 2000 rpm on full throttle....after a
few attempts, tried it and everything was back to normal (except it was
idling at 400 rpm and choking up). Can someone explain to me what happened
(other than the fact that we should have checked the oil before we went out?
Your help is much appreciated, thank you!!!!

Does your outboard share the same oil with the engine and gearbox? While
it seems most likely that power loss due to low compression is causing
the revs to die under load, transmission drag would have much
the same effect.

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Trevor Dennis
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