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    Engine idle down issue

    I have a 5.0L 305 year 2000 carb Thunderbolt V ignition engine serial# 0L628970 in a Chaparral SSE with a Mercruiser outdrive. Last summer it start having issues with the engine rpms cutting out without warning. The symptoms are pretty consistent. Starts easily, idle out of our creek into...
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    Idle/throttle adjustment

    Have a 2000 Mercruiser 5.0 305 2BBL....idles high at abut 1200 until I pull the throttle cable forward then settles in at 700-800. How do I adjust to idle at the correct rpms?
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    Unexpected vapor

    Have a mercruiser 305 and just rebuilt the heads. Started for the first time and noticed vapor coming out of the carb. By chance I pulled the oil fill cap off and noticed pressure had built up under the rocker arm covers and more vapor. Also engine reved about 500 more. Put cap back on and...
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