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Old 09-01-2012 | 11:17 AM
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Boat was running great to 5000 rpm, now its runnng great up to 4500 then thats it.. Any ideas. Fuel at most 3 weeks old but had new fuel mixed with it
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Old 09-01-2012 | 10:06 PM
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Sounds like one cylinder not firing correctly, bad plug, wire, valve?
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Old 03-15-2013 | 12:12 PM
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Sure the tach is reading right? Did your top speed drop also?
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Old 03-15-2013 | 01:49 PM
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Thread is six months old, I am pretty sure he got it fixed.
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Old 03-15-2013 | 05:50 PM
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oops, my bad..
Was going thru some old threads, got called away and forgot where I was when I returned.
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Old 03-15-2013 | 06:14 PM
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Maybe he broke down and is still stuck out there.
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