Re: I hate 4 Strokes

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quote joesnuffy:

Sounds like you may have found the problem. If you have pics that would help. I would think new gaskets would be in order. If the insulator is a plastic piece it might need replacing also it may be cracked.

On my 4 stroke scooter the carb mounts to a plastic piece with a rubber neck both have to be checked for cracks. My plastic piece has an oring in it also. It may have orings on both side of plastic piece can’t remember.

Hope that helps,
Joe

What I decided to try,before I saw your reply, was a thicker gasket. I made two out of some gasket material but only one would fit due to space. I put the gasket I made against the intake manifold and the stock one against the carb. They are on either side of the plastic spacer. The stock gasket feels like it is made of stiff construction paper. Not much to it at all. Not anywhere near the thickness of a carb gasket on an OMC. Anyway, it runs good now. I hope this works as I have put about 20 hrs into this thing. I love being educated but this bit of education requires hanging out over the water on the back of pontoon boat like a circus monkey. I just want it to go away…running mind you, but go away. Oh, the stock gaskets were both brand new, forgot to mention that. Maybe the intake manifold flange is out of alignment slightly or it may not be flat. I don’t know.

This thing has been a "lemon" as the owner calls it since new (2008). It’s kinda funny that 25 cents worth of gasket material might be all it needed.

Or, it has been mentioned that I could file the face of the flange flat if it is a little warped/uneven and then put in new gaskets and a new spacer. What do you think?

I think I would probably have to get in another boat to pull the intake manifold off. Kinda hoping the gasket is gonna work.

I will definitely take some pictures if I have to work on it again. Kinda like, "This is what the motor looked like before I began adjusting it with my 2 lb shop hammer." 😀