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1990 Evinrude 70hp cuts out

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gman2907

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"Hi all, hope somebody can she

"Hi all, hope somebody can shed some light on this for me. The outboard mentioned will fire up & idle happily but as soon as gear is engaged it dies.What are your thoughts?, what are the likely reasons for this happening? many thanks in advance."
 
"idling too slow,dirty carbs,w

"idling too slow,dirty carbs,water in fuel,weak/no spark on 1 or more cyls...ck ur compression ,poss a bad cyl..oil fouled plugs..old fuel,..timer base not advancing,linkage and synchronization,loose,not adj properly,are a few that comes to mind."
 
"Thanks, can tell you that id

"Thanks, can tell you that idle is fine, carbs appear fine also, new fuel, plugs not fouled.One trip was fine, next time out never left the ramp due to this issue arising. Doesnt starve for fuel at all, just dies. Does that shed anymore light on the problem?"
 
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