Reply To: Ted Williams Outboard Questions

[CHUCK]

Yes as you have read;  the ignition on those is weak and prone to failure.   They are VERY sensitive to being pulled over with the spark plug wires dis-connected.  DO NOT EVER DO THAT.  Ignition failure follows.  Always have the spark plug leads grounded.

There have been some “electronics engineer” types in the past that have figured out fixes for those.  There used to be a Yahoo group called “The Eska Connection” or similar where a few folks swapped theories and procedures to get the ignition system working again.  Not something that the average boater would want to tackle.

Some people have found help at a friendly lawnmower shop.  Some cross-over with ignition systems but not a sure thing by any means.

Here’s a website that seems to have some parts for your engine:

https://thebrazilianconnection.com/89s15parts.html

In the meantime….go through all the wiring and clean up each and every connection.  You might get lucky.