Hi Grumpy, with the motor idling there is a very very slight surge, nothing to be worried about. When i try to rev it out to at least half throttle i need to apply approx 1/4 choke it will run properly, but at the same time it seems to be running/reving to hard, almost as if it is on full throttle plus a bit more. Hope this is understandable, if not i will try again.