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    Who Knows This Hose??

    Can someone please tell me what this hose does? It comes out the back of my 1996 Mercury 75Hp outboard and has a plastic bullet shaped plug inserted into the end of it. It just hangs there.
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    Help with trim pump

    I was wondering if someone could help me out? I just replaced the trim motor on my pump assembly, (black fill plug) and it would lower the piston but not raise it, so while investigating the issue I had a bunch of small parts fall out from where the pump and cylinder attach. I looked at photos...
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    New Water Pump, Telltal? Not Telling

    I just picked up an 1996 pontoon with a 96 75hp Mercury and I replaced the complete water pump and fired it up. I am getting water mixed with exhaust and when i remove the brass plug just above the top cylinder it sprays out with good volume but there is a hose that comes off the top side of the...
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    1996 mercury 75

    Looking into a pontoon boat, it comes with a 1996 Mercury 75hp outboard. Never had a merc motor and was wondering if this motor would be hard to get parts for if it ever needs repairs? I have a bass boat with a force outboard and parts are not easy to find and I don’t want to run into that issue...
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    Carb by pass tube

    I just cleaned and attempted to rebuild the 2 carbs on my 89 force 125 outboard and I am having trouble finding any info on installing the new by pass tubes. I have a shop manual but it doesn’t really provide much info on the by pass tubes. Does any one have experience with reinstalling these...
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    Gas guzzler

    just put 8 gallons of gas in my 89 Force 125hp and burned through it in under 2 hrs. Is this normal for these motors to suck down so much fuel? My 4 cylinder I/o seemed to get a lot run time.
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    Adding a voltage regulator

    Can someone tell me if there is a way to add a voltage regulator to my 1989 force 125hp # 1254X9B outboard? I am not sure if this is possible but if it is can someone give me part numbers of items needed so I dont order the wrong thing? Thanks in advance
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    89 Force 125 outboard high voltage

    I have a 1989 force 125 outboard model# 1254X9B. I finally got on a big lake where I can open it up and when I did I noticed the voltage gage going from 13v to 19v at about 4800 rpm, if I stop and shut the motor down and then restart it returns to13v and will remain there until I get on it...
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    Force 125 carb rebuild

    I have a 1989 force 125 outboard model number 1254x9b can someone tell me what carb rebuild kit part number i would need to order? I cant seem to find the right number. also has anyone rebuilt these carbs? I have rebuilt many other types of carbs but not ever this one and was looking for any...
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    Two battery system.

    I have been working on this 89 Bayliner trophy bass boat and I have a battery question, it has 2 batteries but only one is connected to the motor to charge and the second one is only is only connected to the bow mounted trolling motor and battery gauge. So my question is this normal or should...
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    water discharging from several places on lower unit

    I just replaced the water pump and lower unit seals on my 1989 force 125 and it passed the pressure test without issue. This is the first outboard I owned and ran it today on earmuffs in my driveway. While running I noticed water discharging from several little places other than the exaust port...
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    special tools

    I picked up a water pump and lower seal kit for my Force 125, I was wondering if someone could tell me what special tools and their part numbers are needed to be able to break this drive down? I have worked on some old Stringer 800 and such and always ran into needing that one tool, so My plan...
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    First outboard Force 125

    I just purchased a fishing boat today with a Force 125 outboard and it needs a water pump, I was wondering is someone could help me understand what water pump kit i need? For some reason I cant find a part number. My ID tag says Model: 1254x9B and Serial:1228 but I cant seem to find a water...
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    mercrusier engine alignment

    I just have a quick question about alining a mercruser engine, I hade to replace the drive coupler and I just want to know when I am alining the drive with the alinment tool do I have the rear motor mounts tight and only loosen the front mount or are they all loose? It is an 88 3.0l with three...
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    3 o ring engine coupler shaft

    I just purchased a new engine coupler and yoke for my 88 mercrusier and it came today without the o rings my old yoke only hade two places for o rings the new one has three places so my question is can anyone tell me what the o ring sizes are and what exactly do they seal? And does anyone know...
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