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Mercruiser wont idle backfires

ddabal

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"just put in a new(to me&#

"just put in a new(to me)7.4. I bought it used rebuilt 2 tears ago. Standard 454/330 Gen V block. It has a DUI marine ignition, electric fuel pump and marine demon carb. I was told it shoud start and run fine. Well no problem starting it but I cant get the idle douwn below 1500 rpm. when I try it stalls right out stutters a few times and pops ( backfires) through the carb just before it stops. there is no noticable popping or backfiring at higher rpms. I tried a different carb( quadrajet)
with the same results. need some help?
timing ? carb? Distributor? all of the above???"
 
Sounds like to me timing to ad

Sounds like to me timing to advanced. If you cant get it idle below 1500rpm. Dont know much of the dui ign but does it have points?
 
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