Timing problem maybe?

cemiiii

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i have an 86 johnson 8. it was running ok but i decided to rebuild the carb. now i can start it ok, and rev it ok for a few seconds, but then it just dies quickly at higher revs.

i think, in trying to sync it, i may have goofed up the timing. but i can't get a gun on it before it dies out. should i just be moving the timing at the throttle cable bracket at random a bit + and - to see if i can get it running better before i final time it with the strobe? or can i hurt something by doing this?

is there a better way? thanks, chris
 
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