steviecops
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2003
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Hi<br />I got my old 1966 Evinrude 18 fastwin running yesterday ;o). I found it very sensitive to adjustments on the idle screw, ie, sneezing alot if I screwed it in just a fraction too much. But now it seems to be running O.K. It idles nice and seems responsive.<br /><br />Here's the problem. With the engine at idle, the pointer on the twist grip throttle control is pointing between the START and SHIFT position. The engine idles fine there, but if I adjust the idle speed screw to try to get the pointer to the SLOW position, the engine coughs and dies. <br /><br />The throttle pick up timing is spot on, and I've fitted new points set at just above .020, to allow for seating, as per the manual. I can't see any way to adjust it so that the engine idles when the pointer is on the SLOW position on the twist grip.<br /><br />Is this a problem? Is there anything I can do to correct it, or doesn't it matter? <br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br />Steve