1974 Johnson 115hp bogging down

Xdeputy95

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Hello, my boat runs fine at home, but on the water it is bogging down under load. Sometimes it will run wide open at 50% of time. Fresh fuel with additive to help but still bogging down. Please help! Thank you!
 

emdsapmgr

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Hard to tell much running the engine on the trailer. May seem to run just fine, when only firing on 2 of the 4 cyls. When you get it into the water and under load is when you need all 4 of them firing. Check for spark on each plugwire once the engine heats up to normal operating temps. A cyl-drop test or spark-gap test may tell you something.
 

emdsapmgr

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OMC engines seem to run best with champion plugs. Stick with the UL77V plugs. Easy to check for spark first. Validate that first, then go from there.
 
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