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Old 04-26-2008, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
"Reluctant to rev", that description just doesn't sound like a carb issue to me.
Verbal or typed descriptions/symptoms are particularly difficult to get a handle on, by the way...
But if we give Southern the benefit of the doubt that the engine was running right when they put it in the big wooden box, then the problem was in the installation. If that's the case, then what jumps to mind is: 1) Carb linkage, 2) Ignition Box & Spark, and 3) Exhaust (yeah, there could be an obstruction). Ignition timing shouldn't change, valve timing shouldn't change, plugs shouldn't be fouled, etc. on 2 hours worth of running.
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