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    Solid repair shop for boring force 85 cylinder

    Florida might be a long day trip to drop off haha. Where could I purchase the wiseco pistons and oversized rings?
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    Solid repair shop for boring force 85 cylinder

    Good evening, I live in central CT and I am looking for a solid repair shop somewhat nearby (ri, ct, nys, ma, pa, nj). I have attached some pictures of the damage and I am hoping that all that it needs is to either hone or slightly bore out cylinder #3. Obviously putting in a new piston and...
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    Force 85 not firing on cylinder 3

    Do you know what the blue wires I have circled are used for, and why they only go to #1&2?
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    Force 85 not firing on cylinder 3

    Good afternoon, I recently swapped on a new to me force 85 onto my boat. I have done a couple checks, but before I do any part swaps I was wondering if I could get away with some simple modifications. I have attached the wiring schematic to this post so I will be referencing that heavily in...
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    Tachometer on 87 force 85

    I am wondering what the conversion ratio of the tach would be if I were to hookup an o-scope to the tachometer wire lead on my 87 force 85
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    1987 Force 85 vs Force 90

    I didn’t end up going with the force 90. I was able to buy a force 85. One question that I have is the motor I just bought doesn’t have automatic time, can I easy attach the other bracket and controls to this motor so that I do have the trim system
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    1987 Force 85 vs Force 90

    Good afternoon, I am looking to either swap motors or swap power heads. I have a 1987 force 85 and one of the motors that I am looking at is a force 90. I’m not sure on the year but the pictures make it look like a Chrysler lower unit. Can someone go through what is different on a force 90 vs...
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    Hooking up jump box to starter 1987 force 85 to diagnose

    Also another quick question. My boat and motor (1987 force 85) currently have power trim. The motor I’m looking to buy (88 force 85) has no controls with it including the trim. Should I expect to have any mating issues when I do the motor swap—obviously I’d like to keep the trim system on the...
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    Hooking up jump box to starter 1987 force 85 to diagnose

    Great thanks for both responses! The remote starter is a great call and I hadn’t thought of using fogging spray!
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    Hooking up jump box to starter 1987 force 85 to diagnose

    Hi there, I am going to check out a new to me 1987 force 85 to replace mine. The motor has no hookups ( gasoline, steering, electrical leads) and it is sitting on a saw horse. I would like to be able to turn the motor over to confirm that I have spark, a working starter and compression test...
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    87 Force 85 Cylinder Scoreing from Overheating

    Thank you for the info! Did you end up replacing just one or all of the pistons? Is it fine to have two stock pistons and one wiseco piston (I.e. could it cause balancing issues)
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    87 Force 85 Cylinder Scoreing from Overheating

    I recently overheated my engine from a failed thermostat. I noticed that I had a big drop in power and immediately got off the gas and shut down the engine as quick as I could. When I got home I did a cold compression test of all cylinders. The top two were at 115 and the bottom one was at 40… I...
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