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Offline Neutron68

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Re: first 2014 outing for 1978 SSV-177!
« Reply #60 on: July 21, 2014, 12:15:31 PM »
Is this the WOT adjustment on page 166?
http://boatinfo.no/lib/mercruiser/manuals/mercruiser3.html#/166

Is that the side of the engine or the back?
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Re: first 2014 outing for 1978 SSV-177!
« Reply #61 on: July 21, 2014, 12:46:46 PM »
Letter A in the image below is the idle adjustment screw and can also act like a throttle stop.

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Offline Rich_V174SS

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Re: first 2014 outing for 1978 SSV-177!
« Reply #62 on: July 21, 2014, 05:41:34 PM »
I don't think those carbs have a high speed stop screw, just an idle stop for setting the idle. The throttle is going to open as far as the throttle control will push it.
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Re: first 2014 outing for 1978 SSV-177!
« Reply #63 on: July 21, 2014, 06:52:14 PM »
I don't think those carbs have a high speed stop screw, just an idle stop for setting the idle. The throttle is going to open as far as the throttle control will push it.

My idle stop screw on my 140 was changed out to a longer screw so it would act like a throttle stop. So I had to change it to a shorter bolt to achieve WOT.
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