tohatsu dying when above idle in gear

jwilkey84

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I have a tohatsu that dies when you give it some throttle while it's in gear. It runs fine when it is in neutral. i just got done putting a new impellor on and I took it for a cruise and it ran fine for about five minutes full throttle and then I went back to idle and now it wont take any throttle without bogging down and dying. Could a carbeurator kit take care of the problem? Any ideas are helpful. Thanks!
 

artburr

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Nov 3, 2004
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Re: tohatsu dying when above idle in gear

Try adjusting you carb first. Open the needle valve and bring back almost where you started and up the idle speed a little. I'm no expert but it worked for me.
 
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