I have a 1987 bayliner with a AQ131a volvo penta. I recently got my hands on this boat and it had many problems. I fixed the cooling system, tilt system and now I have the motor running. THe problem is the idle speed is extremely hight. It sounds like it is wide open when I start the boat. I am have many problems adjusting the fast and slow idle. I found the two screws on the Solex 44 PAI carb that I have but the adjustments seem to not be making a difference. When I take the throttle linkage cable off it does have fast idle, in fact I have to push down on the linkage to keep it running. But once I put the cable on the idle speed is sky high. If you are not familiar with the carb, its a 1 bbl and the linkage has a spring above the connection to the carb. If you can help me out that would be great. In fact I am having problems starting the motor sometimes b/c I think the engine is flooding when it tries to start because the idle speed is so high. Thank you for your time. <br /><br />Jeff
