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September 27, 2017 at 9:02 pm
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quote fleetwin:
quote FrankR:
In my not so humble opinion, the 1974-76 9.9/15hp motors are to be avoided. We had a terrible time trying to make them run when new.The factory couldn’t make them run either. They came out with several "fixes", none of which worked. OK, let the protests begin. I realize there are some out there running just fine. Just sayin…
BTW, they finally fixed the problem 1977-up, with electronic ignition.
Frank’s humble opinion is testimony to thousands of disappointed owners of these engines for sure. 74-76 9.9/15s should be avoided….
That period was crazy when it came to manufacturing anything it seems. Alright I’ll avoid those.