All,<br />Once again I am hoping yall will be able to help me out in a pinch. First things first, I have a 1977 V-4 Johnson 140. Changed the water pump over the weekend because I was getting an alarm at WOT, and finally wanted to try and correct it. Changed the water pump using a kit which included all the seals, orings, housing, plate, etc... Finally got the splined shaft stabbed, bolted it back up, reconnected the shift linkage and fired it up. It fired right up, but now is surging at idle? To disconnect the shifting linkage I unbolted what looks to be something for the choke (some sort of vacumm valve?) to move it out of the way to make room to loosen the big bolt on the shift linkage. I disconnected both cables also to make room to disconnet the linkage on the shift rod. I have done a bunch of searches about surging, but haven't see any fixes that involve something I could have changed doing the water pump 
The motor has run perfect the last couple weeks, except for an alarm at WOT from time to time (I have just been keeping it under 4700-4800rpm). It is not a "hard" up and down idle surge, but it revs up then revs down (fairly quickly). I have not had it on the water yet (just the muffs). I am bummed out because I had plans of fishing all over my three day weekend coming up. I am now wondering if that is going to happen . I am hoping someone has a miracle fix like I have gotten so many times on this site. FYI the boat is not here, so I am unable to try anyhting and reply. Hoping more for someone to say "oh i did that once this is the problem..." or things to look at when I get down there again this weekend. The motor has not overheated, I replaced the coils and power pack about a month ago, cleaned both carbs per the site "standards" a couple weeks ago, and installed a water/fuel seperator about a month ago. It has run fine though up until doing the water pump. Thanks again guys for any help you can provide..<br /><br />Sorry so lengthy just wanted to try to build the best picture possible on what it is doing.. Thx again!
The motor has run perfect the last couple weeks, except for an alarm at WOT from time to time (I have just been keeping it under 4700-4800rpm). It is not a "hard" up and down idle surge, but it revs up then revs down (fairly quickly). I have not had it on the water yet (just the muffs). I am bummed out because I had plans of fishing all over my three day weekend coming up. I am now wondering if that is going to happen . I am hoping someone has a miracle fix like I have gotten so many times on this site. FYI the boat is not here, so I am unable to try anyhting and reply. Hoping more for someone to say "oh i did that once this is the problem..." or things to look at when I get down there again this weekend. The motor has not overheated, I replaced the coils and power pack about a month ago, cleaned both carbs per the site "standards" a couple weeks ago, and installed a water/fuel seperator about a month ago. It has run fine though up until doing the water pump. Thanks again guys for any help you can provide..<br /><br />Sorry so lengthy just wanted to try to build the best picture possible on what it is doing.. Thx again!