110 Evinrude runs great out of water, but not in water

bmhaas10

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I think its either an 83 or 84 110 VRO Evinrude. With muffs on it runs great out of water with full throttle. Once in water it starts and sounds great with the choke on, but once the choke is shut off it wont even idle and I cant get it in drive. I've heard that this could be some sort of exhaust issue, but I don't know how to fix it. Any help sure appreciated
 

Bosunsmate

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Re: 110 Evinrude runs great out of water, but not in water

Careful running it with much throttle on muffs as they can overheat quick.
Check you have spark on all cylinders.
Get someone to pump the primer and see if that fixes it.
You probably need to check compression too.
A motor can run on almost just one cylinder out of the water so you need to check the state of all cylinders/ spark to be certain about things.
If they all check out ok, id suggest a carb clean as the idle orifices can block up on them
 
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