Reply To: Elgin 3.5 hp year?

[Buccaneer]

I took the Elgin for a lake test today for the first time.
It ran good in the test barrel a while back, but of course
gave me fits trying to get it going and stay going today
on the lake.
It seem to be fuel issues. It finally got to a point it would
run for a while then cut out.
I’m wondering if the wrong needle valve I found in the carb,
and the float hinge pin spring I found on my workbench,
that I could not get to function correctly, and left off,
is “haunting me”?
Messed with it on the test barrel when I got home, and finally
the rewind cord pulled out and stayed out.

Out of three motors I took to the lake today two ran some
of the time with problems, and the Scott 7.5 “bail-a-no-more”,
I never started because the fuel line connector spewed gas
all over when the primer bulb was squeezed.
Ever have one of those days when you feel Jinxed?
https://youtu.be/0wH79Y74ogQ

Prepare to be boarded!