I am slowly whittling away at my 94 200TXERK Evinrude's running issues. My manual states to start at 2-1/2 turns on the air bleed screws. My engine seems to run best at the max recommend adjustment from 2-1/2, which is 4-3/4 to 5 turns out. It still seems to be running rich up to about 2500, then kicks in abruptly from there on up to higher rpms. I can't seem to get it to carburet very cleanly at upper low to mid range. <br />I synched/linked per the manual, and checked timing while under way at 4700.(all ok) The carbs are spotless. I did find one thing though and am wondering how much it will affect the running. While checking the recirc system, I found one valve bad.(#3)The guts were gone--just a straight hole through the fitting. I had to order a new one and have not received it yet. I also get great hole shots, but only if I hit it right after a good high speed run to clean out the plugs. If It idles for only a short time, the engine is a little sluggish on the holeshot until it cleans out. Has anyone experience a similar situation? I have not had this engine too long and the previous owner did not know that it was not running right.All comps also good across the board, so I know everything is basically ok, but I just want it to run right with nice smooth transition from low to high speed.(I don't have this right now)
