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September 29, 2025 at 9:52 pm
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Buc you usually have things clean as a whistle. Did you check the exhaust relief ports? They might be clogged up with carbon. That old timer probably got a bunch of 30w oil in it’s day. The exhaust relief ports are in the muffler where the cooling water exits.
dale
Yes, the exhaust housing was off, and the exhaust ports were wide
open, and rings free.
Prepare to be boarded!