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    Adjusting the idle-2008 Mercruiser 3.0

    Now that my boat is actually running, I was hoping I could get some advice on adjust the throttle cable, idle adjustment screw and the small adjustment screw. New carb with a mechanical choke. The boat wont run with the idle turned down low and when I turn it up it CLUNKS into gear. I don't...
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    Throttle cable issue

    Wow....what a fun couple of weeks.... Spent over a week adjusting the throttle cable and playing with the carb. Changed the fuel filter. No change. Removed the carb and separated it. Cleaned. No change. Removed the weird TKS choke, cleaned, reinstalled. No change. Adjusted throttle cable...
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    Throttle cable issue

    So now I have a new carb, new fuel pump and new fuel filter. I am getting gas all the way to the carb but it isnt spraying gas when I give it throttle. Everything is moving but there is no gas spraying into the carb.
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    Throttle cable issue

    I pulled the carb off. Took it apart and cleaned it. New fuel filter. Put gas treatment in the tank. Got the idle set to the perfect rpm. Drove it and it ran like a friggin champ. Went right into gear. Accelerated smoothly. Got it up to top speed. Slowed down and sat for a minute. Took off...
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    Throttle cable issue

    The carb isnt the same so slight hold up...
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    Throttle cable issue

    OK. Here goes nothing!
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    Throttle cable issue

    Sputters and backfires when I shut it offf too
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    Throttle cable issue

    So the boat worked perfectly fine before it went to the shop. The shop changed out the throttle cable. I have read that the throttle cable being adjusted incorrectly can cause the issues I am having. Is that a possibility? There is literally a full inch of play before the trans kicks in or even...
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    Throttle cable issue

    Wow! Thanks. That would be awesome. Oddly enough it is storming in Las Vegas so I may not get out there until Friday.
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    Throttle cable issue

    Well, lucky for me...no shop. I have the boat out in a slip at the lake . Going tomorrow hopefully, if not Friday for sure. Hoping to figure some stuff out now with the advice I got here.
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    Throttle cable issue

    I just found a brand new carb in a box that came with the boat. I guess that should tell me something if the previous owner already bought a new carb. I think that may be out of my level of mechanical knowledge. Youtube here I come.
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    Throttle cable issue

    I bought a fuel filter and some fuel system cleaner. Going to try both of those before I jump into changing the carb. Some others have said it could be the throttle cable wasnt adjusted properly but some others say that cant be it. Im going to try the easy stuff first then I will tackle the...
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    Throttle cable issue

    The boat was just serviced. Completely serviced. Everything was checked. Outdrive was rebuilt. Complete check out of the boat. Over $2,000 worth of work done.
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    3.0L I/O issue after new shifter was installed

    I live in Las Vegas and the boat dock here is a nightmare. The shop that did the work is refusing to cover the work even though it is under warranty.
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    Throttle cable issue

    I just purchased a 2008 Suntracker Party Barge 25 with the 3.0L I/O. The boat was just serviced by a shop and they installed a new shifter and cable. The boat runs like a champ on the water house at the house but when it is in the water, it sputters and dies when I give it throttle or turn. Even...
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    3.0L I/O issue after new shifter was installed

    Is it possible that the the shifter not being secured could be the problem?
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    2015 sun tracker pb

    I paid $20k for a 7/10 2008 Regency Edition Party Barge 25ft
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    3.0L I/O issue after new shifter was installed

    New to the forum... I just purchased a 2008 Suntracker Party Barge 25 with the 3.0L I/O. The boat was just serviced by a shop and they installed a new shifter and cable. The boat runs like a champ on the water house at the house but when it is in the water, it sputters and dies when I give it...
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