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Hi, I have a 1987 40hp Evinrude BE40TLCUD fitted to my recently purchased dory. Before it's first outing I tested it on the drive using ear muffs and hosepipe and everything seemed fine. In open water however, the engine didn't want to idle with the hood on; it was fine on the drive with the...