1976 evinrude idle

[Lip ripper]

I recently purchased a 1976 Evinrude 70 engine. It has had a hard starting problem and idle in gear. if i open it up and back off it runs really good until it idles again aand it dies. HELP

 

[JB]

Re: 1976 evinrude idle

Howdy, ripper.<br /><br />Get yourself a manual and do the "linkage and synchronization" procedure.<br /><br />Good luck.