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    Force outboard motor opinions

    I am thinking about purchasing a Monark 16 ft boat (aluminum hull) and it has a 40 H.P Force motor on it. The boat, motor and trailer are all from 1998, and they all look like they came out of a show room with no use on them hardly at all. My question: A few people I know told me to stay...
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    Motor stuck in high RPM.

    Hi guys, I am having an issue with my control box or the throttle cable. I have a 70 H.P Johnson outboard, 1982 model year. Runs fantastic. Has a cold start lever on the control box and one lever for gas and hears (F, N, R) Lately, the cold start lever is coming up when I throttle back off the...
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    When was there a 110 HP Merc?

    Hey guys, I don't have any numbers yet until I go and see the boat & motor I am going to look at. The boat is a 1987, & the guy said the motor is a newer Mercury 110 horse power. I wanted to look it up and can not find a 110 Mercury motor for 1987 or any other year. Am I missing it...
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    Drain hole needed in boat

    Hey guys, I have an old Geneva boat. It is fiberglass and has a good, solid floor in the boat. When the boat was manufactured back in 1964, the floor was "water tight" and the drain thru the stern of the boat is at the top of the floor in the boat, so if it rains or takes in waves , etc...
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    Cannot find gas line filter

    Hi again guys. Some of you may recognize me from a post on the Mercury motor section. I first posted in that section thinking I have a Merc motor when it is indeed an Evinrude. I am having a little problem with it stalling out when trolling (very slow idle only) where I have to pull the choke...
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    6 h.p. Mercury stalling

    I bought a 1986 Mercury motor that has only about 50 hrs on it. I replaced the impeller, and the motor looks like it was just bought. It ran perfect for trolling last year at the beginning of the season, then it started where it was stalling out quite frequently while trolling. I have to pull...
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    Bimini top question

    I am thinking about buying a used (one time) bimini top for my boat, but it is currently too wide for my boat. It has stainless steel tubes. I was just wondering if I can take the fabric off and cut a 4" section from the center of the three bows and put them back together with a sleeve over...
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    Throttle control probem

    I have an OMC set of controls on my boat. It is a single handle for forward and/or reverse, and it also has a small handle that you lift up on for starting the motor it says "fast idle" on it. It is stuck in fast idle. Did not have any problems in the past since I bought the boat. It has new...
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    Mercury 3.9 flooding while trying to start it

    I have a 1968 Mercury model '39' which is a 3.9 h.p. motor. I rebuilt the carb and the fuel pump diaphragm has been replaced. I also replaced the float and the pump cover which houses the needle valve and the float. Needle valve is new. The motor floods now when I try to start it with the...
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    Evinrude/Johnson engine tuner

    General question for all motors. I met an outboard motor mechanic the other day from out of state, and he told me about a product called Engine Tuner that is made by Evinrude/Johnson. It is a decarbonizer made for both 2 cycle and 4 cycle motors. It comes in a 13 oz. spray can, (oil based...
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    Need an air vent???

    I need this answered. I have an older (1982) 70 H.P. 2 cycle Johnson motor. Runs great! Here is my question. There seems to be no air vent on my 6 gallon gas tank for this motor. Is it suppose to have an air vent that is suppose to be open when the motor is running? I keep the fill cap...
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    No drain hole in boat

    Help! I have an older (1965) Geneva fiberglass boat, 16 ft. long. In the boat, I have a floor above the hull. In the rear of boat at the stern, there is about 6" of free space between the boat floor and the boat hull bottom. OI do not know how much room in between the floor and hull at the...
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    I am stumped how to test my motor

    I have worked on a few outboards in my days and got them all going. I am mechanically inclined, but I am stumped now. I have a Mercury 1964 model year. 3.9 H.P. ( model "39")? Serial number is 1698008. I have just rebuilt the carburetor and fuel pump diaphragm, new float and needle valve...
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    Evinrude identity

    I just bought an older 6 h.p. Evinrude motor. I have the model number that does not look right. It is very clear on the tag and it is: E6REIA Does it make sense to anyone? The last two letters are suppose to tell me the year, right? But there is no "A" in the diagram for the year chart...
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    Fuel problem?

    I wrote about the same problem a few days ago, and it got posted twice, so I deleted one of the posts and I think I deleted both by error. I have a 3.3 Mercury, 2003 motor. Don't know the model number. The previous owner said it has 12 hours on it and I believe him as the motor looks like...
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    Using same gas tank for two motors

    Hi guys, I have what I hope is a simple question to be answered. I have a 70 h.p. Johnson and a 5 h.p Mercury kicker on my boat. I do not have room for the kicker gas tank where the tanks belong, so I was thinking about putting a "T" or a "Y" fitting in the gas line to the 70 h.p. motor...
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    3.3 H.P. 2-cycle

    I just picked up a small trolling motor for my boat that is a 2003 model with only 14 hours on it. Looks brand new. Did not have the opportunity here in Mich. to run it due to the freezing temps here. What is the correct gas to oil ratio? I looked on line and cannot find this info. Thanks...
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    3.0 Sears Gamefisher outboard

    Hi guys, I need some help getting some info on a motor that I found in my father-in-law's shed after he died. It is a Sears Gamefisher, 3.0, model #298-586190 Ser. # F-076979. It probably was not even started for at least 8-9 years. I got it running great now. I have 25/1 gas oil ratio in it...
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    Johnson 70 H.P. temperature

    Hi guys, I just picked up a 1982 70 H.P. Johnson motor, model # J70 ELCNB. Seems to run perfect when I took it out on first two fishing trips. The water pisser is working great too. My question: I installed a water temp gage in the dashboard with a sending unit on the outside of the...
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    Broken gas line adapter

    I need some help guys. I have a 1964 Mercury model 39 motor, 3.9 horse power. I broke the gas line fitting that is in at the motor end that the hose from the gas tank connects to. I got the broken piece out of my motor ok after removing the carburator, now I am finding out that the part I need...
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