no gas to one cynlinder

[babe]

i have a johnson 35 seahorse, don't know what year, but probably in the 60's. when i got the boat the top cynlinder would fire and the bottom wouldn't. got that problem fixed, now the top one is not getting gas, i have a good spark, but the plug is dry when i pull it out. this is driving me nuts. any suggestions?

 

[12Footer]

Re: no gas to one cynlinder

Welcome to iboats.com.<br />Three things can cause this. <br />A compression problem (rings,holy piston syndrome,scored cylinder walls ect).<br /><br />A reed stuck open.(or stuck closed)<br /><br />An exaust blockage (Carbon built-up inside the exaust port of that cylinder).

 

[babe]

Re: no gas to one cynlinder

would this problem happen suddenly as this cynlinder was running before i changed points, but like i said it has a good spark. and thanks for your reply.

 

[Boatman]

Re: no gas to one cynlinder

I would take a compression test before I went any further. This could possibly tell the whole tale.<br /><br />If not check your reeds.