Reply To: ’54 Fleetwin – wont run on low speed

[burnt-clutch]

So I bought the spark plug tester (Lisle version) and I verified that I had spark through all ranges of the tiller handle. I installed the welch plug, and got the carb installed without incident. I ran it on the water for the first time tonight and it is much better, but I noticed a few quirks. 1st, if I take my hand off of the tiller handle, the handle gradually twists clockwise (it slows itself down) until it gets to the “Shift” marking where it dies. Is this normal, or could there be something under the flywheel that is causing this? 2nd, the motor shakes alot when it slows down past the “Start” markings. Could this be because of sloppy timing? I’m tempted to buy a OMC timing fixture thingee to make sure I am spot on, but I’m just wondering if shaky low RPMs are normal. Let me know what you think.
-Karl