1998 Evinrude 150 Intuder stalls when shifting into gear

abrazzel

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My 1998 Evinrude 150 Intruder has all of a sudden started stalling when I shift into forward or reverse. It doesn't do it all the time. It always cranks right up and idles perfect. In neutral I can rev it as high as I please, but as soon as I shift into gear it goes dead. From there it'll crank right up again, but do the same thing when I try to shift again. I can play with it back and forth and eventually get it to pick up, and it'll run great then. It's pretty random as to when it does it. It seems to be after I've run for a while and then stop and sit for an hour or more. It doesn't do it when I first crank it up for the day (after sitting all night/several nights); and it doesn't do it if you run it, kill it, and crank it right back up. I've tried pumping the bulb when it does it and that doesn't help. I called a repair shop and they said a new type of fuel was being sold to the US now and that it was designed for fuel injected motors and that it would cuase a carburated motor to do this during hot weather. He said there is nothing I can do about it and that it would do it from now on - at least in hot weather. I don't know that I believe this because most everything else I own (ATV, lawnmower, weedeater,......) has a carburator and they aren't stalling under load.
 

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Re: 1998 Evinrude 150 Intuder stalls when shifting into gear

you probably are getting a dirty carb, cutting the idle fuel flow. your idle rpms in gear should be 650-750 with the motor in the water, and in gear. adjust your idle speed. and rebuild your carb over the winter.
 

abrazzel

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Re: 1998 Evinrude 150 Intuder stalls when shifting into gear

RPMs are good idling and in gear. I did try choking (pushing in the key) this weekend when it started stalling, and it seemed to work the couple of times that it decided to act weird. It just seems strange that it idles perfect and even revs good in neutral. It is sort of a pain to shift with one hand and press and hold the key in with the other hand while keeping the wheel straight with knees to get going. Not a safe way to try to get on plane. Your advice to rebuild the carbs this winter may well be taken. Thanks.
 
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