erosenwinkel
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2011
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- 130
I have two 125 hp Force engines. One is fully operational 1985 (1258x5a) and the other is a 1989 (1251a9c), this hasn't been started by me so I don't know the condition. The 1989 I was able to pick up for 100 bucks from a guy who didn't want the hassle. He told me he got it hot running on a hose in the driveway, compression has 3 cyls at or near 140 and the last one was 39 or so. I bought the thing solely for parts and I was wondering what parts can be swapped over in case I needed them. The choke solenoid was the first casualty and that was the same. I have the trim and tilt also for the 1989 also. The CDI's are blue on the 1989 and black on the 1985 which I have running, are they compatible? Do I need to switch them all if I need one or can I simply swap one of them? The carbs "look" the same. What about the lower unit? Apart from being black as opposed to white, a lot of it looks the same or did I waste 100 bucks?