1996 30 HP TOHATSU DIES WHEN PUT IN GEAR

randylum

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Aug 10, 2012
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I have a 30 hp tohatsu that when put in gear it dies,when idling it has a little miss to it and rpm go up and down at idle. you can get it into gear but the rpm has to be so high that I know its not good for it, but when you get it in gear it will run good at topend.so far I have replaced fuel pump ,carb spark plugs ,filter ,fuel line,fuel and upper crank seal and oring.both plug wires will jump a 3/8 gap with a blue spark but when I set the testers to 7/16 gap as per the manual it will only fire on one.this model has the cdi/coils in one box.any suggestions thanks
 

Sea Rider

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Sep 20, 2008
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Welcome to Iboats,

Probaly need a good carb clean in the slow idle passage. Soak carb in carb cleaner for at least 3 hours . Remove all rubber, plastic parts from carb before soaking. Having Ignition coils and CD in one unit is a bummer as will need to change the whole unit if one is just the culprit.

Happy Boating
 
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