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I have a mercury classic 50 1989. The motor starts and runs fine with muffs but when I put it in the water it idles Ok when I give it gas it dies?

Submitted: 161 days and 19 hours ago.

Category: Boat

Value: $9

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

Posted by Jason Forsberg 161 days and 10 hours ago.

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sounds like a problem in the carbs. What is the service history? do you have any fuel filters in line? is this the first time trying to run it this year, if no have you checked spark and compression?

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