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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    alright will have a look thank you so much mauro
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    and its me again too many symptoms to list haha. so when I try to put it in gear below 800 rpm it will stall the engine. Maybe something wrong with stern drive? any how wont bug you guys any more will wait for replies😊
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    oh and by the way operating temp is at 70 decrees Celsius so cooling is working properly Thanks for the help appreciate it!
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    hello thanks for all the help so far I had the boat on the water first time today but engine wont go above 2000 rpm under load and there is a metallic clicking sound that I think is coming from the coil. Idle is still not perfect and you can smell unburnt fuel coming from exhaust plus it is...
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    ok thanks I will play around with it until it does not knock or loose power as I don't have a timing light so most likely initial will be what manual says 10 decrees BTDC
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    do you guys think 24 decrees is to much advance with 8 decrees initial?
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    it does have an idle screw that I have put at 1and 1/2 turns in as soon as it started to oppen the buterflys
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    do you have the graph of the curve?
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    yes the mark alignes with tdc and I have the corect fiering order as I replaced the cam with a used mercuiser 888 cam as I round the dist gear
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    the throtle cable is off if I close it it will die should it be compleatly closed at idle?
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    it says marine on it so you would go a base timing of 6 instead of the 10 it says in the manual?
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    and by the way just wondering does anyone of you guys now what the best timing advance curve is for the mercruiser 888 so I could tune up the dist as it came with three sets of different springs and a graph of the different curves one can make out of them thank you all Mauro
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    yes the mixture screws are set but they don't seem to make a difference could float level affect idling? I replaced all the seals so the head gasked is out of the question but a plugged HE could be my issue
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    oh and by the way the engine guns on a coolant circuit which gets cooled by the fresh water through one of those round radiators that are filled with little tubes that the water goes through
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    The engine and boat were all rebuilt but sadly were left out in the weather as the guy who did that passed away and so when I bought it I had to tear out the engine and every thing to clean it form rust and every thing and now I have just put every thing back together ready for the water except...
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    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    Hello there I have a Mercruiser 888 that I just put into the boat that I bought recently the problem is that it wont idle below 1000 rpm and also it is getting to high temprature around 80 decrees celcius thanks in advance Mauro
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    sea water pump

    perfect thank you
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    sea water pump

    what type of sea water pick up pump impeller kit do I need for the Mercruiser 888 thank in advance Mauro
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    sea water pump

    what type of sea water pick up pump impeller kit do I need for the Mercruiser 888 thank in advance Mauro
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