1973 850 mercury outboard throttling way to high

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hello everyone
about 6 years ago I bought a 1973 850 mercury and just go around to installing it last year. I took it out on the water last fall and it was throttling extremely high in neutral and FWDS. I'm not Shure what is causing this problem. The only guesses I have is either the carburetor needs adjusting,
or the wires that run from the rectifier to the voltage regulator have shorted because the plastic casing on the wires has fallen of. I put some liquid tap over the bare spots to help but not Shure If that's where the problem is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
 
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