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    1989 50hp Force

    So ive had a leak in my lower unit (lower unit oil milky) and I opted to get all of the seals and replace them. I got the prop shaft seal, shift linkage seal, lower water pump seal, upper water pump seal. I wanted to be sure that I have put the seals in the proper direction as I am unsure if...
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    Prop question 1989 50hp

    so my force has the original prop and I do believe that it’s exhausted and I could get some better performance getting a new one, anybody else have an aftermarket one onmy size engine with good performance? If so what pitch etc...I do believe it’s a 13 spline? My boat is a 15 1/2ft Jason bass...
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    Extra tilt trim switch

    So I have installed an transom tilt trim switch on my 1989 50hp force and basically I had spliced into the blue and green cables that are running up to the one built into my remote handle, my question or concern is the power cable (which in my case was purple color) is it safe or ok to put it...
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    1989 50hp force leakdown

    Ok so I know that there are plenty of post on here for this very issue and I’ve done some research but I’m just confirming some things. But I have a 50hp force with a tilt trim I added myself, everything was running and working fine until one day when I got off the lake I thought I had lifted...
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    push button on shift handle base.

    I was looking at the exploded view of the remote control it shows a "plug" warm-up button and was wondering what exactly that is and function is. Forgive me I am new to boating so im trying to see how everything works.
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    1989 50hp force coil arcing

    Ok im back! So ive got the engine up and running and seemed to sound like it was missing idk rough idle etc and i went over to the coil side and saw some arcing from the left side coil to the starter mount. I would assume this doesnt need to be happening? I took off the coil and didnt see any...
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    1989 50hp Force power trim relay installation

    Ok I have posted about the power trim before but I just received my trim relays that had the circuit breaker with it etc and I was wondering if anyone had pics of their 50hp force that I can get a visual on how everything is hooked up inside the engine cowl as well as where the pump motor plugs...
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    1989 50hp power trim upgrade.

    Ok, so I am wanting to add power trim to my 1989 50hp force outboard that currently did not come with one. My question is do I need relays or something outside of the actual power trim unit? I have a purple/white and green/white cables that are in the motor bay the the main wire harness that...
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    1989 50hp force cooling/water jacket question

    oh ok, so that wouldn't be the cause of the water not exhausting through the pee hole? I've been looking at pics all night and not one had the rubber redirections per say. Where does the water come through to get into the water jacket? Im trying to see if its a clogged intake pipe or something...
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    1989 50hp force cooling/water jacket question

    Ok so I am new to this forum and I apologize if I'm leaving out any pertinent information but here we go. I recently made a purchase on a 1989 Jason bass boat that has a 1989 50hp force outboard for $400 so I really couldn't pass it up....got home and engine wouldn't start, did a compression...
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