my merc 50 blueband wont idle it only starts with the choke on (hot or cold) and thats with the warm up leaver up. when its running if you put the leaver down it will die, if you try to put it up before it dies it wont pick up just will just stop, the boat goes well up top end it will pull the side off a tug boat, and spends most of its time out of the water, just this stupid problem, im sure its not a fuel blockage coz it goes good up top, do they have idle jets? i have stored it a few times without running it out of fuel, but the problem has been there since i got it. i do run it out of fuel now, the plugs are good and i use new fuel all the time.
