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    The easiest and cheapest way to set up a kicker/trolling motor

    Hello All, for years I have been thinking about how to set up a kicker or small outboard auxillary motor for trolling, emergencies, or whatever. It always seemed expensive and buying a set of new controls and a small outboard could easily run $4,000. I figured out a way to do it for around...
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    Stuck Flywheel

    I just wanted to say thanks for the advice on this forum for getting off a stuck flywheel. I had been trying for months to get off the flywheel on my 87 Force 125. I even twisted off the center bolt of the flywheel puller....twice! Two or three people had said to try "PB Blaster", and let it...
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    1987 Force 125 runs very slow until engine warms

    Hello All, I have a Force 125 on a 21' sportfish 2000 boat. The engine will only run about 8 mph until the engine is completely warm......usually about 15 minutes or so. during that time, it feels like it is running on 2 cylinders and the plugs are wet. to try and isolate the problem, I put...
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    force 125 flywheel is stuck

    I have a bad stator and need to remove the flywheel on a 1987 Force 125. I bought a universal flywheel puller, but it won't budge. I put a 9/16 wrench on the center puller bolt, but no luck. Then I put another open end wrench on the end for extra leverage....... I twisted off the center bolt...
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    Force 125 Compression Troubles

    Hello, I have a 1987 Force 125. I recently did a compression check and all 4 cylinders registered about 88 psi; far below specifications. All 4 cylinders registered about the same. Any ideas as to what I should check first? Head Gasket? The boat seems to run fine, but only up to about 1/2...
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    87 125 hp fuel pump spring & retainer

    Hello, My engine is having a problem bogging down at WOT. While rebuilding the fuel pump, I notice a spring and retainer. My manual says this booster spring and retainer was used in 5 cylinder models with two fuel pumps. Mine is a 4 cylinder with one pump. Should I try omitting it? or...
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    1987 Force 125 Tilt & Trim

    Hello All, I have a tilt/trim problem on a 1987 Force 125. I tilted the outboard engine all the way up and then it would not come back down. I can hear it "click" when I try to move it up or down, but the electric motor does not run. I replaced the old, rusty electric motor, thinking that...
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    125 HP Force Bogs down at WOT

    Hello, I have a 1987 Force 125 on a 1995 Sun Tracker Boat. The engine begins to bog down at WOT, but runs fine at lower speeds and idles fine. I replaced the spark plugs and rebuilt the fuel pump and carbs. Last weekend I replaced the primer bulb and after pulling the boat from the lake I...
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    125 Force fuel pump

    Hello, I have a 1987 Force 125 hp motor with the 2 stage fuel pump. The fuel pump has 3 check valves. Are all three of them the same valve? I cannot figure it out by looking at the manual. They all look about the same size, just one of them is turned around the other way. I only see one...
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