I put the little Elgin on the boat for the first time this afternoon.
The carburetor was completely gone thru and cleaned.
The points were cleaned, and new orange drop capacitors installed.
Initially it ran great at mid range to high speed, but would spit some
when idling, but okay when partially choked. I kept trying to "rich’n"
up the low speed to no avail, when I learned this is one of those
carbs you turn the low speed "clockwise" to make it run richer 🙄
I spent the next hour trolling, fishing and enjoying the nice day.
When I went to zip back to the landing at high speed (not exactly
a nail biting ride with a 3.5 hp!), twice it sounded like the throttle
went to half speed, but after a few seconds it wound back up to full
speed. It didn’t spit and sputter.
What’s your diagnosis Doc, and where should I start looking ?
All in all, it’s a great little trolling motor for my old AlumaCraft.