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Outboard Motor Troubleshoot

 
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Porterwake
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PostPosted: Jul 25, 2013 11:30 am    Post subject: Outboard Motor Troubleshoot Reply with quote

I have a small boat with an 1984 70 HP Johnson motor. The motor fires up great and revs up when in neutral. When I put it into gear, the motor putters out and dies, then after that the motor will not turn over when I turn the key (complete silence)
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PostPosted: Jul 25, 2013 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you cleaned the carb?
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PostPosted: Jul 25, 2013 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This might seem wierd but I had a boat that did the exact same thing. It turned out to be the distributer cap because the little pin connector that sits inside had fell. That made all the difference in mine. Good luck.
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PostPosted: Jul 26, 2013 9:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If by "complete silence" you mean not even the click of the starter solenoid then you are probably forgetting to bring the shifter back to neutral. However, this does address the sputtering/dying issue.
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