1980 80hp 4cyl fuel delivery problem?

budwha

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My 80hp merc. is mounted on an 18 aluminum boat. When I give it throttle the motor wants to die, but I found that if I hit the choke button on the control the motor regains rpm and the boat picks up speed and stays on plane no problem. Although the motor does seem a bit sluggish overall. Anybody know what I should be looking at?
 

achris

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Re: 1980 80hp 4cyl fuel delivery problem?

Richen the carb idle jets an eighth of a turn (Anti-clockwise). One on each carb.
 
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