1970 6hp evenrude up n down

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this motor starts ezzzy but in foward it runs rough when i take off or hold it open.... in neutral itrevs and holds fine ...... also fine in reverse lost
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ezeke

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Re: 1970 6hp evenrude up n down

You may be running on only one cylinder. Warm it up and pull the plug wires one at a time to see if it makes a difference; in neutral the engine should run on one cylinder fairly well.

Then test compression to see if the cylinders are within 10% of each other.

Finally test for a good 1/4" sharp blue spark.
 
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