I have a 1980 evinrude 60HP. It has been working poorly for a month now. The engine turns over and starts with no problem. When I lift my start lever to the start position the engine normally would race but this is intermittant, after a 30-45 second period the engine will come up to the fast idle, normal at start up. When I place start lever down the engine idles. When I put the boat in gear the engine labors and even at WOT I have very reduced power and the engine shudders. With my limited knowledge I have done the basics. I have removed and replaced the plugs, gapping them at .030. I replaced a coil that appeared to be scorched and cracked. Someone suggested to Loctite the ground bolts on the new coil which I did. I changed and got fresh gas. I replaced my fuel hose from the tank. I made sure my tank vent was open. I did notice that when replacing the plugs that a oily residue was present at the internal threads, but the plugs themselves were dry and what looked like normal black carbon deposit. It kills me to take this to a dealer can anybody give some suggestions if these scenarios sound familiar. Unfortunatley the worst part of the problem is it is an intermittant problem. Only a week ago after reaplcing the coil the boat ran great for about a 30 minute run, but the same symptons popped up again the same evening.<br /><br />almost at wits end<br /><br />Sean C <br />S
