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    1986 force 125hp carb rebuild kit?

    Anyone know of what kit I need? The one I see has a part number of FK10103 some say FK10103-2 but I don’t necessarily need all these metal parts nor do I want to pay $95 per carb rebuild. All I need is the o rings/gaskets to be replaced. I can clean all the metal myself. Where can I find just...
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    Oil looking liquid coming out of the holes on top of lower unit

    Not sure if this is normal or not gonna change the impeller this weekend but this stuff was oozing out pretty good looks almost like oil doesn’t smell like gas mix from my gas/oil almost the same look as gear lube but who knows. There’s these little holes on the top part of the lower unit is...
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    125hp force 80s model thermostat?

    So I just got a force 125hp and I’m not trying to go thru what I did with my Chrysler again and lose a boatload of money. I’m gonna service it to the best of my abilities all the way thru. Ordered a new water pump kit, gonna change the gear lube, sprayed fogging oil all in the carbs and pistons...
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    Servicing a blown head gasket.. questions

    So after very troubling day at the lake and a compression test cylinders two and three dropping to 60 and 30 psi I’ve decided to change the head gasket on my Chrysler 115 hp. I’ve been reading that the bolts need to be torqued correctly… And I’m not sure how much they need to be torqued, does...
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    1970 60hp hydro-electric drive Johnson amplifier hook up?

    Just got this Johnson motor is in the best shape of a motor I’ve had yet. When I bought it the guy said the amplifier was bad so I ordered a new one and hooked it up as what I think is correct according to a diagram I saw. Problem is someone already tried to wire the old one up which had...
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    Slow crank won’t start after running great at WOT

    So I got a new mercury 1979 115hp yesterday and it was running great. We took it out and it was running at wide-open throttle back to 0 mph easily no problem. Did a few trim adjustments and kept going with no issues for about 25 min. Out of no where we are cruising at WOT and it just immediately...
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    115 evinrude not running on all cylinders under load

    So I’ve been working on boats restoring and cleaning them up as well as getting engines fixed up and ready to sell for a few months now. Have experienced the usual problems and studied how to fix them. But the last 3 boats I’ve bought have all done the same thing and I really need to figure out...
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    1979 evinrude 70hp won’t accelerate past 8mph

    So I can’t get my motor to go to WOT or even close when I’m all the way down I’m only going about 10 mph if that. Just put a new starter and solenoid as well as a fuel pump. The water pump was recently replaced and carbs were cleaned less than 50 miles ago. New gear oil in lower unit. Did a...
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    1976 Johnson 70hp trim help

    Hello all I’m trying to work on the trim for my newly acquired boat and all the old buttons and knobs don’t work. I’ve already replaced a few and now I’m trying to tackle the power trim. Can’t seem to get it working. And ideas or manuals on how to fix this and what kind of switch I’ll need to...
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