mestey2004
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2004
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Hi all! I have a 305 mercruiser(carborated 1999) with an alpha drive (late 80's i think). I put a new shift cable and throttle cable in when I dropped the engine into my boat a few weeks back. Engine starts up but idols around 600 and then once you give it some gas it doesnt idol back to 600. It stays around 1000. If i manually move it back then the idol will drop . That I think I can fix with an adjustment of the cable. <br /><br />The problem is that the engine wont start without pushing the throttle just a fraction of an inch manually at the carb. Could this be caused by a faulty electric choke? How do you test to see if it is working?<br /><br />what is the rpm the engine should be idoling at?<br /><br />Thanks All!<br />mike