Volvo 5.7 Stumbles But Won't Die

crown262

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Volvo Penta 5.7 l GiF, recently purchased, history uncertain. Engine starts OK, but idles a little roughly. If i advance the throttle, it gets very choppy from about 700-1000 RPM, then smooths out. Even when warm, the idle is not smooth and it stumbles at 700-1000 RPM. I've change the fuel filter twice, new plugs, StarTron fuel additive, cleaned spark arrestor. Next I will try some fuel injector cleaner. Also, I'm not certain if the low pressure fuel pump is too noisy or not. It does whine some continously. Plugs were not a nice tan color; more of a dark brown. It seems to run normally outside of the problem range and will reach 4600 RPM at max throttle (low end of max RPM range).

Would appreciate any advice.
 
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