87/88 175hp vro Johnson stalling/ flat spot .

[Stephen 175]

Yer l have only owned it for under 2 years was on the boat. You get what you pay for. Fiberglass boat 14' 2" runabout and trailer cost about US$1400. It ran with no flat spot then. Till About 9 mths we couldn't go anywhere as Covid lockdown s.

 

[timguy]

In other words.....your "fighting a loosing battle".......Racer, Joe, many others been around a long time. Compression is "King"......any troubleshooting....or purchase, begins with a compression test, truth!