'07 Merc. 8hp idle

Perfect Drift · 04-10-2010, 07:59 PM

On my '07 Mercury 8hp kicker, the idle is very hard to find the sweet spot.
The linkage seems to not allow the throttle to find the sweet spot just above the slowest spot, it jumps to a much higher RPM
Suggestions on how to adjust the linkage... Please

baguba · 04-13-2010, 08:22 AM

I hope someone answers - I have the same frustration

Boat Doc' · 04-13-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Drift

On my '07 Mercury 8hp kicker, the idle is very hard to find the sweet spot.
The linkage seems to not allow the throttle to find the sweet spot just above the slowest spot, it jumps to a much higher RPM
Suggestions on how to adjust the linkage... Please

Assuming its set up correctly try a different prop

Dinikin · 04-15-2010, 08:36 PM

Yep, same problems.
Looks like troll master is the way to go.

12pulls · 04-17-2010, 02:48 PM

Does it have a fine throttle adjustment with the chock? Either turn the fine throttle to the top when setting the speed then back it off to slow down the speed after you have it set.