Mercruiser 228 dies at high RPMs

alpena

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I have a 1979 22' SeaRay with a chevrolet 305 CI / 190 HP engine. The engine was rebuilt and then only run a couple of times then put in storage for about five years. I started by draining all the old fuel, flushed the tank, changed all filters, had the quadrajet rebuilt, replaced the fuel pump, changed plugs, points, condensor and coil. The timing is set at about 8 deg btdc. It will start and run great for about ten minutes, if I try to throttle up, it dies just as if the ignition were turned off. It will start right up again but will not run above 1000 RPMs. If I let it set for about 20 minutes it will do the same thing again. Is it possible the interrupter switch is out of adjustment?
 
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