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1989 Force 85 hp lost power while at high speed, gradually could only get 4-5 mph at full throttle
Last Saturday I was trolling for about 3 hours with a couple stops for casting. I then went up to full throttle to clear out the motor. I ran for about a 1/4 mile then turned around to go to the...
My 1989 85 hp Force will only cold start if it is fully tilted up (nearly horizontal). It cranks great, I have it in neutral at full throttle, I squeeze the priming bulb 5 or 6 times. But it won't fire unless I fully tilt it. Once it fires and runs a moment I can shut it off, tilt it fully...
I am replacing the water pump impeller on my 1989 85hp Force. Since the lower unit was off I wanted to see how much water got to the impeller with just the muffs on. I have rectangular-shaped muffs with water supply to each side. With water faucet on full (approx 80 psi) I get no water to the...
1989 85hp Force on Bayliner Capri 1700. Motored at high speed for about 5 minutes. Then slowed down to go trolling. After about 15 minutes the motor started sputtering and losing power. I applied more throttle to maintain speed then it finally died and would not restart. I found I could...
My 1989 85hp Force developed an odd intermittent vibration type noise - or at least that's the best description I can think of - except louder than you would expect from vibration. It's only when in gear at low speed in fwd and occasionally in rev. No noise when in neutral. The faster the...
