Jeff Rigby wrote:
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OldReliable wrote:
I checked them earlier, they were real clean. The shop only had an hour
to work on my boat because I'm a very poor young professional.

My '74 135hp Evinrude sometimes stalls when put into gear if you don't
give in ANY throttle at all, and always has. I've done a link and sync,
rebuilt the carbs, etc, etc. I have just learned that it is the nature
of the beast. I turned the idle up just a tiny bit, and it's helped.

It's a touchy engine and needs a richer mixture if the thermostat is bad
which is almost always the case. They last about one season in salt water.

My fix is to do without the thermostat and bend the floats slightly to make
the mixture richer. Now the only time it stalls is when it's very hot,
after pulling a skier for 15 min.

Interesting. I don't, however see how bending the floats in the carb
makes it run richer. The carb will still only pull a given amount of
fuel from bowl unless the jetting is changed, correct?