85 hp force runs rough at low speed

cookiedude87

Recruit
Joined
Jul 30, 2010
Messages
5
Motor runs ok at idle but at low speeds its reallyrough and misses and shakes.. At wot runs fine.. Not plugs not coil and carbs have been recently syncd so any ideas???
 

cookiedude87

Recruit
Joined
Jul 30, 2010
Messages
5
Re: 85 hp force runs rough at low speed

Ok so i adjusted the carb on the cylinder that was weak and is idling higher and better now.. but in order to do that i had to turn the screw almost all the way in.. Is that bad? Idling perfect now gonna take it on the water here later.. Any thoughts anyone?
 

john from md

Commander
Joined
Apr 13, 2008
Messages
2,184
Re: 85 hp force runs rough at low speed

Pull your fuel pump and check the diaphram. Deteriorated or torn diaphrams will run good at idle and WOT but your midrange will be rotten. Two things usually give it away, 1) excesss smoking at idle and 2) poor fuel economy.
 

roscoe

Supreme Mariner
Joined
Oct 30, 2002
Messages
21,759
Re: 85 hp force runs rough at low speed

If you turned the idle mixture screw in "almost all the way", you may be about to kiss that engine good bye.
 
Top