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[rschrull]

Thanks PMT2, Another person shared that also. And yes re the running on only 1 cylinder. It likely was in the video. Since then Bobby Johnson worked on the ignition and we solved that issue, but not the bump/sneeze like thing.  This might seem off, but would it make sense so as to definitively determine, to first remove the prop and run it engaged, so see if it stops doing the bump thing simply because there is no strong load, the prop having been removed….., or just take the time to remove the lower unit and check the clutch dog?  You know, what I would REALLY like is to learn about these motors alongside someone who has worked on them for years. I’d love the learning. Heck, I’d drive a couple of hundred miles to be able to spend a few days leaning into something like this, perhaps more for the learning than the fix. Wish I could link up with someone who wants to pass along the knowledge. Here is something else that might be important? In that second video, the skip/sneeze or whatever it is, happens but in that video the engine is not engaged/in gear in forward. So it’s doing this even in neutral. Would that point to it not the dog and something else?