Reply To: I need some counseling….

[Don]

billw wrote:

I had a Merc 200 automatic that preformed in a similar way. It had the right main jet in place, by the stamped number; but someone along the line had enlarged the HOLE with a drill, just a bit. When I finally figured that out (after a couple of YEARS) I robbed the jet out of another carb and the thing ran like the wind. Totally different engine, in terms of performance….

That is surely a possibility, just wish there was an old cross reference sheet that described what size the original part number jet is supposed to be… I’m thinking someone messed with the carb, perhaps the main nozzle. I have another 6hp that I will eventually rob the carb assembly from… Will pull the reeds again also while the carb and recoil are off. But, for now, I need to put this aside and move on to projects I will have success with.
And according the boss, those projects are:
finish the trim and floor moldings on renovated kitchen
CLEAN THE DAMN CELLAR
etc, etc….