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Hello,
I need some help with a boat I just bought. I just purchased a 2000 Skeeter SX166 17' Bass Boat with a Yamaha 90 HP Motor. The motor runs perfect as far as I can tell, it fires right up and doesn't sputter or idle rough or nothing, runs smoother and quiter than any motor I have ever had...
I just recently bought a boat with a 2001 Mercury 25E motor on it.
The motor cranks on the first try with the choke on and will idle as long as you want but when I disengage the choke it cuts off in a few seconds. Also, if I try to run it in choke, it will cruise but when I go to give it gas it...