1978 900

Joined
Aug 5, 2012
Location
Dearborn, MI USA
#1
I just bought a 17' boat with a 1978 Mercury 900 motor. It seems to run ok for the most part. My issue is it dies as soon as I put in N. If I raise the speed with the lever it will run fine but when I shut that off it dies before I can even get it in to either gear. Is this as simple as raising the idle or some other adjustment. I no nothing about outboard motors. Thanks for any help.

Tim