35hp merc. Carb spring hookup?

Capt dave 258

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I have a 1988, Mercury 35hp that I just picked up. Looks like the choke plate covers the entire face of the carb. There's a spring on it of which one end is not hooked up. Can someone tell me where it goes?
 

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Chris1956

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That spring looks to be bent. If I remember correctly, on my IL6 with the same carbs, the small straight tip should go into the carb shutter, and the loop end should go around a screw which is missing, in the hole at the base of the throat. The screw also held on the plastic grating. See diagram

 

jimmbo

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The Parts Diagram don't show any Anchoring Screw/Post for the Loop. Perhaps it was retained by #42? That Screen is not visible in the Pic you provided
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