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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Alrighty, thanks again, Mc. I really appreciate it. I just watched a video on YouTube about it too. I never realized just how much info you can find on YouTube, amazing source.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Lol, I'm climbing that hill now. I've spent a pretty good chunk of change on this motor already and I know for a fact I'm not done. New used cylinder block as well as inspection and rigid honing, new pistons, wrist pins, rings, complete gasket kit, and the list goes on. Cha ching
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    I'm not sure how to change the timing. I didn't adjust any linkage of anything. Is this where timing is adjusted, in pic? This is the first outboard motor I've ever worked on, so I'm kinda clueless with some things. I've rebuilt Chevy 350 motors, motorcycle motors, small engines for lawn mowers...
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Can anyone tell me why the motor idles so high? I made no adjustments to any throttle linkage or fuel/air mixture screws when I tore the motor down to rebuild it.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Well today is my lucky day. I pulled the lower unit off to inspect the water impeller and it still looks brand new, no damage was done, somehow. I also figured out why the choke solenoid wasn't pulling all the way in and therefore had to block the choke plates closed with a wrench to get it...
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    Fiberglass Hull Restoration

    Thanks, Driveway, I will be working on this during the upcoming week after I'm completely done with fine tuning my recent motor rebuild and reinstall. I appreciate your input.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Thank you, Mc, you've painted a pretty vivid picture in my mind of what the impeller might look like after just 3 different 30 second run times before putting the muffs on. I appreciate it.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    I will take your advice and pull the lower unit today and at the very least inspect the impeller and housing. What I really need is a much larger and taller tub of sorts to submerge the lower end to a minimum of 6" above the impeller. Thank you for the advice, I do really appreciate it.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    I will pull the lower end and take a look at it though. Thanks for the tip
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    It's pumping water really well right now.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Are you serious? I just put a new one in yesterday.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Ok, another problem in the past. I hooked up the muffs and she is pumping quite well. Thanks again, Racerone.
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    Force Air Filters, or lack thereof

    Thanks, Scott. I'm just not going to worry about that anymore. Onto more pressing issues, like my choke solenoid not pulling in far enough to close the choke plates.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Oh, wow. I don't have a bucket big enough for that. So I will have to use my muffs. I was hoping enough water to keep the water inlet submerged would be enough. Thank you, Racerone
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Also, and I'm wondering if I should start another thread for this. When I started it cold, the choke solenoid was just barely pulling in, so I had to block the linkage with a wrench holding the choke plates closed until it started then run back to the motor and pull the wrench out. Does that...
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