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Reed's 1542 Alumacraft Swamp Sled.
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<blockquote data-quote="reedjj" data-source="post: 199570" data-attributes="member: 4585"><p>Yea, unfortunately I run regular pump gas with ethanol. I always put in my 1/2 oz of ethanol treatment in every tank. The closest place that sells NON-ethanol that I could find was about 40 Miles away. If I had a big boat that had a 150 gallon tank It might be worth it but not for a jon with a six gallon.</p><p></p><p>My motor came off a Pontoon and had sat for a few years before I got it. It ran great for the first several times out. What I think happened was that some of the buildup that was on the carb finally broke loose and gummed up or blocked a jet causing it to run bad or make something stick. I was hoping it was just a dirty carb, but I used to race dirtbikes and the way it was acting was alot like a 2stroke dirtbike does when a reed valve is going bad but hasn't gone completely out yet.</p><p></p><p>Although I am happy it was an easy fix, It wouldn't have broke my heart if I had to put in som V-Force or Boysen reeds. They make a huge difference on a 250cc dirt bike as far as throttle response and torque. I wonder what they would do for a 25hp merc. Plus had I known for sure it was the carb I would have done it myself. Still didn't cost much for the shop to work on it and I probably would have lost a little spring or screw or something anyway and had to let them put it back together for me in the end plus buy a new parts. LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reedjj, post: 199570, member: 4585"] Yea, unfortunately I run regular pump gas with ethanol. I always put in my 1/2 oz of ethanol treatment in every tank. The closest place that sells NON-ethanol that I could find was about 40 Miles away. If I had a big boat that had a 150 gallon tank It might be worth it but not for a jon with a six gallon. My motor came off a Pontoon and had sat for a few years before I got it. It ran great for the first several times out. What I think happened was that some of the buildup that was on the carb finally broke loose and gummed up or blocked a jet causing it to run bad or make something stick. I was hoping it was just a dirty carb, but I used to race dirtbikes and the way it was acting was alot like a 2stroke dirtbike does when a reed valve is going bad but hasn't gone completely out yet. Although I am happy it was an easy fix, It wouldn't have broke my heart if I had to put in som V-Force or Boysen reeds. They make a huge difference on a 250cc dirt bike as far as throttle response and torque. I wonder what they would do for a 25hp merc. Plus had I known for sure it was the carb I would have done it myself. Still didn't cost much for the shop to work on it and I probably would have lost a little spring or screw or something anyway and had to let them put it back together for me in the end plus buy a new parts. LOL [/QUOTE]
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