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2004 t8 not running right

skinzner

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"Ok guys heres the problem i w

"Ok guys heres the problem i was out in the salt water for three days and my t8 ran fine, i then went to the lake to run freshwater through it and it was super hard to start but eventually ran good. Went out fishing a few weeks later and it takes forever to start and when it does it will barely idle after setting the throttle to the middle and the choke halfway (this seems to be the sweet spot). Once it does start it will not throttle up at all and will bog when you twist the throttle up or down from mid throttle. took the carb off and did a thorough cleaning and the jets were not obstructed. I checked the 10 amp fuse on the front of the engine and its fine.i'm getting plenty of fuel when i pump the ball and pull the fuel hose off the carb.What can it be i'm lost?"
 
"When you clean the carb, you

"When you clean the carb, you probably change the settings on the carb. so you have to use a tycometer to get your idle speed back in order.
and adjust your pilot screw to compensate."
 
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