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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    Possibly. My new gaskets just came in today. I’ll be installing and testing this week.
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    Also possible that the port cover is causing it as well. I sprayed all around the gaskets below the fuel pump and it also died then too
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    I got a fair deal on it and I they told me they couldn’t figure out the idle issue. I’m just a glutton for punishment.
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    I guess I’m referring to the head gasket.
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    Is that the brass screw above the intake on the end of the carb?
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    Spraying this gasket in the rear killed the engine.
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    1989 Force 50 won’t idle after engine warms up

    507X9C Just bought this old boat. Engine starts up very easily and will idle, but after getting up to operating temp, it won’t idle. When trouble shooting in the barrel, it also has sluggish throttle response time after being warm. Too much throttle too fast will kill it. I did some initial...
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    Lower shift cable issues alpha 1

    I don’t understand?
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    Lower shift cable issues alpha 1

    I just installed a brand new oem lower shift cable by the book. I have at 1-2” of travel on the black sleeve on the motor side. I read that 9/16ths is the max travel on this. Any ideas?
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