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joesnuffy
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    I have 2 of those same motors mine are 1952’s. I agree with Fleetwin I watched the video and it looks like you need to open the throttle more by rotating the throttle lever to your right if your facing the motor. Mine is marked Start I put the throttle lever to where it says Start/Fast. Once it starts and warms up a bit (or if water is being thrown out of your water bucket) you can slowly rotate the throttle lever to the left a little at a time until it slows down a bit and idles that’s where the idle screw comes into play that’s the one you were turning on. Do like Fleetwin said gently close it until it stops turning don’t force it or you will damage your needle valve then open it up 1 1/2 turns leave it there don’t adjust on it until you get it started and it warms up and even then it may not need adjusting it only is used to get it to idle very well. I will try and make you a video of mine tomorrow and how I start it and adjust it I think that might help you.

    I also had one more thought that after re-reading what you wrote ” and when I removed a spark plug, the cylinder behind it looked wet” you might be getting water into one of your cylinders that could be the wet you saw and that’s what is keeping it from starting and running at a fast speed. Have you tried to start if for a few seconds like 10 seconds if it will start while its not dipped in the water tank your using. Try placing the throttle in the Start position and see if it will start and run and if it does cut it off around the 10 second mark. You would then know you got water entering one of the cylinders.

    Joe

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