90 mercury surges rough idle

jcavazos

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May 23, 2010
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the motor runs well for about 15 min at 5,000 rpm and then looses rpm to no more that 4,000 and surges, checked bulb while running and it was soft to touch. replaced fuel pump and plugs last year, replaced carburators two weeks ago, and check all fuel lines for leaks, replaced bulb--just empted fuel tank of all fuel but have not had an opportunity to run it yet--can you think of anything else that could be the problem.---also lost all power to console from battery--replaced fuses and check connections--don't have equipment to check power--anything simple I can do with limited resources
 

Coloradolakeboy

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Jun 21, 2010
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Re: 90 mercury surges rough idle

You could have two problems going on at the same time or it could still be a fuel side related problem. Have you checked the pickup tube in the fuel tank? How old is the motor? Also clean and tighten the battery connections.
 
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