The little red switch on my manual choke is cracked and leaks by so while I'm waiting for the parts, can I just remove it, plug the hoses and still be ok? Right now I have the solenoid or whatever it is removed and the switch that connects to it. The engine runs ok but seems like it has an issue staying at a good idle. It goes up and down between 800-1200 rpms. I know from reading on here that a warm up of 5min is supposed to run about 1200rpms and then go back to around 600-800rpms Would this cause the up and downs. It idles good with it on, it just leaks a lot and I don't want that. I'm pretty new to outboards, but I just rebuilt the carbs on my own so I can figure stuff out for the most part. Any help would be appreciated.
