1989, 85 Force not charging

Sonny7thb

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I have a new to me 89 VIP with a 85 hp Force motor. I put a volt meter on the battery with the engine running, and its only showing 12.5 volts (same as with the engine off).

Where do I start looking for a problem with the charging system.

FYI, I dont know squat about outboards, but I have been working on motorcycles for 25 years, so mechanics is nothing new to me, I just dont know what I am looking at when I pull the cover off the OB

Thanks for any advice.......
Sonny
 

my1stboat1

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Re: 1989, 85 Force not charging

hey I have an 88 force 85 hp engine and my charges the same way .... 3 years now... 12.5 volts will not go over that.... now whether or not this is right others get way more charge volts then i do .... I have spent the money and put a stator in, rectifier then went to regulator check the circuits and with all that done and said... I still only see 12.5 volts even wide open throttle...
 

Sonny7thb

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Re: 1989, 85 Force not charging

thats interesting???????? I cant imagine that they only charge at 12.5 volts?????????????????????????/
 
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