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Okay guys and girls (whoever can help). I have a 1982 merc 7.5 will run wide open but will not idle. I've change the throttle cables cause they were damaged. I put in a carb and fuel pump kit. I removed and clean any and all jets I could find. Someone said the jets may need to set and I have no...
Bother-in-law has 7.5 merc we put a carb kit in it but this thing just will not idle. We cleaned every jet that we can find. We also changed throttle cables. It will idle if you spray carb cleaner. Please help me help him!!!
I recently bought a 17 foot alumacraft with a 84 Johnson 50 hp didn't want to idle with the ears in my yard so I cleaned both carbs. Now it idles so then I took it out on the water and now it don't want to run full throttle. When running wide open it will run for couple seconds then almost kill...
