evinrude jerking at idle

weldbilt17

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i have a 1975 25hp evinrude runs great on throttle but at idle it wants to jerk a little and dies some anyone know what might cause this thanks
 

F_R

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Re: evinrude jerking at idle

That is called a lean sneeze. Fuel is igniting in the crankcase because there is too much air/not enough gas. Give the slow speed knob on the carburetor a tweak to the counterclockwise direction to give it some more gas.
 
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