Re: 1948 Elgin 3.5 hp first run issue

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June 29, 2016 at 9:50 am #39210
frankr
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    Is that a twin cylinder motor? Your story sounds like it may have stopped firing on one cylinder. Could be as simple a a flake of carbon getting stuck to a spark plug. Of course this diagnosis goes out the window if it is a single cylinder motor.