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    Merc 454 won't throttle up when hot

    My Mercruiser 454 Magnum (Alpha One, '87 Formula 242-SS) runs OK from a cold condition, but after a long run when brought back to idle, it won't go up above about 1200 rpm until it cools off -- or something. Throttling up, it feels like half the cylinders aren't firing (like 180 degrees of the...
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