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The problem is the motor was idling fine. Went on the lake and the motor wouldn’t idle any more it will only run like it’s at full speed. I can’t adjust said idle screw because the distributor won’t rotate and return back to its idle position against the idle screw.I never adjusted anything I...
All carb shutters are closed and open like they are suppose to. The problem is the distributor will not return back to its Idle position. Even with the cables disconnected. I Checked carb shutters at first to make sure they were not stuck open but they are completely closed. But the motor will...
That’s what I’m saying is that the distributor is not snapping back to home/ the idle position. Even when you hold the distributor at the home position it doesn’t change the throttle at all. The motor keeps taking off . I can not figure out why it did that. I was full speed and backed off and...
High I’m new to this forum and would really like some help if possible. I have a 1977 Mercury 1500 in line 6 motor with a distributor. The last time I was able to run it in the lake it worked great until I headed back to the boat landing. I was full speed on a plane and went to throttle down and...
