Check the carb float bowl and see what’s in there. I would suspect the stalling in neutral is likely the slow speed mixture setting. Try adjusting the slow speed mixture screw, in neutral, with the mag. advanced all the way against the stop. Mixture screw in for a lean backfire as it’s an air adjustment. If a backfire kills the motor, I need to choke mine. It will start and die, then with the choke back off, it restarts in 2 or 3 pulls. When I get mine adjusted where it runs well when its warm, its off about a ¼ turn when I go to start it when it’s a cold. Tilt the motor forward and look for this pin. Lift it and move it to its other position. Now you’ll be able to spin the motor into the boat to remove fishing line, change the shear pin, or just to get people around you wondering how did he do that!!!
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
