Took my 79 6hp rude out this past saturday. Ran like a champ for the first 1/2 hour. After that it started running very rough and missing. I headed back to the ramp, and it progessively got worse. By the time I reached the ramp, the boat was barely limping along. Thinking I had a fuel problem, I hook it up to the flusher, but I cannot duplicate the problem. The plugs and fuel line were replaced this past spring. The plugs were pretty gunked up today; however, so I cleaned them. But, like I said, I can't duplicate it in the backyard, so I will not know if that helped until I am on the water. I always run Pennsoil fuel stabilizer in every tank, so I don't think the fuel is sour. <br />Anybody have any ideas why this motor is running so badly while on the water, yet not on the flusher. <br />Also, noticed when inspecting it that there is a small amount of fuel coming from the flapper port on the carb. Cannot remember if this is normal.<br />Thanks in advance for your help.
