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They are known for not running smooth at speeds above idle until you advance to a much higher speed. It seems it takes a lot of throttle advance to get over the rough running range where it is switching over from the low to hi speed carb passages. The rough running at these speeds sounds very irritating when you want to go slow on a pontoon boat, or any boat!
If it has electric start, there is no choke, instead has an electric pump that pulses gas into the carb throat. You have to keep pushing in and out on the key for a while after it starts to keep it running when cold – another nuisance. and yeah – the 100 to 1 thing didn’t work out – use 50 to 1.
If it still has the automatic oil-mixing fuel tank – either toss it or open it up and disable the mixing. Most of these tanks gave trouble and were tossed or that function defeated within the first year or two. The low oil sensor would randomly shut off the gas with the oil tank nearly full.
I’ve had one and would not buy another.
Dave