outboard hesitates then runs bad

dsujen

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I have a 1986 110hp vro bubble back. Ran great all day. All of the sudden I started it up, hit the gas full throttle, it stalled. Got it running but would hesitate. Seemed to be running rough at no wake speed. Thought fouled spark plugs. Changed them on the water. 1 out of 4 seemed a little wet. Still ran bad in the beginning, then it would rev up normally. Spark plug change had no effect. I'm thinkin 1 coil bad. Any input?
 

Andy in NY

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Re: outboard hesitates then runs bad

I would say coil... just went through that with mine. Would run fine for a bit then start to die and stall. Would start but run really rough. Then it would clear itself up; then start actng. Up again. Changed the coil and its fine.
 

dsujen

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Re: outboard hesitates then runs bad

any easy way to test the coils so I don't wind up buying parts I don't need?
 
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