1973 Merc 7.5 hp won't run in neutral
Because I keep asking questions on old posts, I decided to start a new post. Trying not to be too confusing. I'm working on a 1973 Mercury 7.5 HP, S/N 3733058, which won't start in neutral. Motor tries to start, runs for maybe 5 secs and won't idle, in the normal, neutral, "start position". Starts right up if in forward gear and stays running with throttle opened up in barrel but when throttle was back to idle, it would die immediately. Looks like it's alittle wet under the carburetor. I rebuilt the carb and also had to replace the original venturi with the newer larger ID version. I'm thinking that is why I have the choke out about a quarter for it to run. Will a larger main jet solve the problem? Motor doesn't respond to idle adjustment either. Also not sure if I've connected the stator coils to the electrical module correctly. I connected them the way I found them with both yellow wires attaching to the center screw but in a manual that I found it shows the low speed coil red wire attaching to center screw.
Thanks for any help.
