Originally Posted by
Salty87
#1...the only time i've heard of the dipstick/oil shooting out has been bad news but i'll let someone with more understanding tackle that.
#2...smoke coming out of the manifolds?...i'm assuming you mean off, kinda sounds like you have leaks by that description
inspect/change your impeller for starters.
did you install the riser gaskets correctly?
loss of torque could be a combination of running too hot and bad prop although issue #1 still needs an answer.
brand new carb should be adjusted. plenty of videos on youtube.
how does the oil look?
All of the above. Also, you had it rebuilt last year? Any smoke from fresh gaskets would be gone after a few hours of run time. Why exactly did you replace the manifolds? Were the old ones leaking? As Salty said, the gaskets to the risers have a direction they should go in. The gasket blocks one passageway and it should be the one toward the stern that gets blocked, so the water has to flow up and over the top of the riser more. One more question, was the timing right on before all this? I realize you can't really check it now without it running right...
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