83 searay mercruiser 285 will not idle

seadoo

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Aug 9, 2011
17
long island ny
Boat Info
Mercruiser 228 305 5.0L GM
Engines
v8
Anybody have any ideas on why my 83 merc 285 will not idle. i did a rebuild on the carb and it seemed to run good at first then gradually it will idle rough then just stall. when i first run the motor it seems to run great for the first 5 mins then as it warms up it stalls out. im not to sure what else i can do, i thought doing the rebuild on the card would of fixed the problem. thanks for all your imput. really appreciate it alot.
 
I'm betting it's a Q-jet and I'm guessing it's a bit rich.
 

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