maiden voyage

the giz

Seaman Apprentice
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Feb 12, 2005
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so after get my new boat , and bring the 1974 65 hr merc to life with a oil change , plugs, carb rebuild , h20 impellers and a good over all maint by a licenced tech .... out I go ....starts great ,,,,warms up ,, so I back off the choke ,,stalls . a few times so I leave choke on and shift into forward , she goes , but if I back off the choke it stalls ,, also shifter seems loose when in forward ??? any help boys ?????<br /><br />trailor worked great and kicker ran ok <br /><br />Shift cable ?? throttle cable ???
 

WillyBWright

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Re: maiden voyage

The prop will ratchet in forward. In reverse it'll rock back and forth 1/3 turn or so. Or you might need an adjustment back on the motor-end of the cable.<br /><br />It just might need the idle jets opened another 1/4 to 1/2 turn each for the stalling problem. They do need some warm-up time where you'll have to tickle the choke once in awhile.
 
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