MERCURY 150 STARVING FOR FUEL? PLEASE HELP

MIKE Posted 5/22/2005 3:21 PM (#32630) Subject: MERCURY 150 STARVING FOR FUEL? PLEASE HELP 1984 150 , ONLY WANTS TO RUN WHEN I KEEP CHOKING IT. I CAN GET IT UP TO CRUISING SPEED BUT MUST KEEP CHOKING IT TO KEEP RPM UP. HAVE FRESH FUEL , NEW FUEL LINE AND BALL , TANK VENT CLEAR , NEW PLUGS . BALL STAYS HARD ON FUEL LINE . WHAT NEXT ? FUEL PUMP ? ANYONE HAD THIS HAPPEN? THANK YOU MIKE Chit Chat Posted 5/23/2005 9:05 PM (#32675 - in reply to #32630) Subject: RE: MERCURY 150 STARVING FOR FUEL? PLEASE HELP New User Posts: 2 It sounds to me like you have dirty Carbs . Common after setting up,for the winter . With out more info its hard to say , might be ingnition but more than likely in the carbs. Chuck