That is the lesson learned from this weekend. Headed across the Chesapeake Bay this weekend for a short cruise..(ran into PT 26 Paul&Trina while we were in Cambridge.. They have a lot to do with this story too...confirming theories, and providing suggestions.)
Motor ran like crap all the way across..spent the night in Oxford, MD and then motor sailed to Cambridge, and we were struggling with it getting into Cambridge's basin..it would run wide open, but not at 1,500 RPM..However, we made it in..but the old girl was under heavy duress. After several beverages with the PT26 crew last night and much pontificating, along with other cruisers with us that own old flat heads, we decided to check the advance weights in the dizzy.
Whoa, she's been a totally different motor today. Have not touched the throttle since 1000 this morning, & we are now running 30+ miles and about one hour from home. 2,000 rpm 170-175 F temp and just rocking.
If you have EI, don't forget you still need to pull the plate and service those weights! I had cleaned and lubed them the first year I had the boat....that is now ~7 years ago!!!
Motor ran like crap all the way across..spent the night in Oxford, MD and then motor sailed to Cambridge, and we were struggling with it getting into Cambridge's basin..it would run wide open, but not at 1,500 RPM..However, we made it in..but the old girl was under heavy duress. After several beverages with the PT26 crew last night and much pontificating, along with other cruisers with us that own old flat heads, we decided to check the advance weights in the dizzy.
Whoa, she's been a totally different motor today. Have not touched the throttle since 1000 this morning, & we are now running 30+ miles and about one hour from home. 2,000 rpm 170-175 F temp and just rocking.
If you have EI, don't forget you still need to pull the plate and service those weights! I had cleaned and lubed them the first year I had the boat....that is now ~7 years ago!!!
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