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Old 07-09-2012, 06:47 AM   #4
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If the fuel is clean, check the wires. If they are original, replace them. One way to check for bad wires is run it in the dark with the cover off. Sometimes you can see the wires arcing (blue spark) to the block. Sometimes you can hear it snapping during the day. The other is to grab on to the wires with your hand and turn her over, if you get a jolt, you know your wire is bad but if you have a bad heart or a pacemaker I would not try this.

A friends motor was running poorly one night and I pulled the cover...it looked like a light show.
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