Troubleshooting outboard motors that don’t run properly. Visit www.outboard-boat.com How to troubleshoot and diagnose outboard motor running problems. Motors only need 3 things to run – fuel, spark and compression. Tip for troubleshooting is to look for which one of the 3 is missing. Most common is fuel – dirty fuel or water in the fuel system. If your outboard motor is running rough, doesn’t idle, has poor acceleration, outboard stalls going into gear then do the above checks. or for outboard servicing www.runabout.co.nz