Newbie question re: link and sync - 1978 Evinrude 115hp

[RoninRabbit]

Forgive me if this is already covered...

Troubleshooting a '78 Evinrude 115hp, but I'm stuck early in the process. Figure 40 in the manual (which I've attached a pic of) indicates that the throttle cam roller cannot be touching the cam. It appears to be spring loaded, with the cam roller as the stopping point for the linkages. Am I missing something??

Thanks in advance!

 

[racerone]

Any other trouble shooting done on this motor ?---Did problems show up suddenly ?

 

[RoninRabbit]

Thanks for the reply! Problem showed up first time out: wide open throttle was suddenly giving about 1/2 power+revs. Carbs are synced up, the RPMs go up fine for the cold start lever, but any throttle bogs a bit, and maxes out way too low. Additionally: idle screw even threaded to the max does not reach the stop at idle. Throttle resistance seems excessive, even with friction adjustment completely released.