Choke plate on a mercruiser 3.0

[scottn83]

When i stop the engine and try to restart it doesn't want to start turns over but doesn't fire. When it is running i notice the choke plate just flops around the electric choke does keep it from closing but it will move about 80% of the full movement of the plate. When i have trouble starting it I manually close the choke plate and it fires right up. I adjusted the electric chock so when its cold it is just closed. My question is should the choke plate just be flopping if so could i be missing a spring or something somewhere?

 

[scottn83]

found the issue myself found the screw that holds the cam that the idol screw rides on not screwed in the center so the cam wasn't properly aligned

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... Glad to hear ya figured it out,.... Happy Boatin',.....

 

[johnkom]

Thanks for sharing. All these little DIY stories help the rest of us when an issue pops up.

JK