SURGING OUTBOARD PROBLEM IDLES UP HIGH AND THEN DIES OR RUNS RUFF *FIXED*

9.9.YAHAMA OUTBOARD ENGINE SURGES WHILE RUNNING.
IDLE REVES UP REALLY HIGH ON STARTING OR SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO NEUTRAL THEN DROPS TO LOW IDLE AND STUMBLES OR DIES COMPLETELY.
IT WILL RUN WITH THE CHOKE ON BUT NOT REALLY WELL AND AS SOON AS I TAKE THE CHOKE OFF THE ENGINE RACES UP TO HIGH IDLE THEN SLOWS AND DIES OR RUNS LIKE CRAP.
MY PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A CLOGGED AIR INTAKE AFTER SLOWLY SPRAYING CARB CLEANER IN THE LITTLE HOLE JUST UNDER THE PLATE ON TOP OF THE CARB TILL IT RAN SMOOTHLY. I ALSO ADJUSTED THE AIR IDLE SCREW ( LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CARB INSIDE OF AND UNDER A LITTLE SILVER CAP. THIS IS WHAT FINALLY FIXED MY PROBLEM.
THIS COULD BE A GASKET PROBLEM THE INTAKE GASKETS FROM THE CARB TO THE ENGINE ARE BAD LEAKING AIR CAUSING LEAN CONDITION GAS TO THE ENGINE. CAUSING ENG TO REV UP AND DOWN.
TO CHECK IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM JUST START ENGINE AND SPRAY SOME CARB CLEANER ON THE GASKETS IF THE ENGINGE CHANGES SPEED THEN YOU HAVE A BAD RUBBER GASKET OR BOTH -THERE ARE TWO RUBBER GASKETS AND A PLASTIC ONE THAT GOES BETWEEN THE TWO RUBBER ONES
JUST REMOVE CARB ABD GET TWO NEW RUBBER GASKETS PUT THEM ON AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.