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    89 Force 125 Timing at 0 when idling. Normal?

    I checked with the plugs out at WOT and got 28 degrees. With the engine running, I see 0 degrees at idle. Is this ok?
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    Not happy with the generic "change your impeller" suggestion

    Not to vent but I notice here and elsewhere it's pretty commonplace to see the suggestion of "change your impeller" every time someone buys a used motor. I understand the need for new impellers but after spending an hour trying to get the lower unit splines to go back into position in the motor...
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    New To Me Force 125 was Run w/o Water Pump Gasket. Am I OK?

    I was about to reassemble the water pump after changing the impeller and noticed there was no gasket between the housing and the plate below it (part #14 in the picture). It was pumping water from the exhaust snout and spitting the two weep holes but this does concern me a little. Am I likely to...
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    seal where water pump attaches to standpipe?

    I have a Force 125 and noticed that the mating point between the standpipe and water pump is just a white plastic sleeve. Should there be any kind of seal here?
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    Decarbonizing by spraying water mist into the intakes while running?

    This has become fairly popular with 4 strokes and it works to steam clean the cylinders. I'm curious if it'd be a bad idea on a 2 cycle since on a 2 stroke you have the intake fuel mix as the lube. Obviously water is not what we're after for lube. The water mist is quickly turned to steam and...
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    LU drive shaft Seal Order (fell out when I pulled the LU) SEE PICTURE

    The seal and bushing fell out when I yanked this LU and I couldn't tell how it was supposed to go. Is this right? This is a 125HP from 1989 by the way.
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    LU out for new impeller. Need any other seals?

    Curious if I should change any other seals while in there? It doesn't seem that any leak and there's no water in the LU oil. I hate to admit it but I took out the shift pivot pin and it leaked at that seal but seems to have sealed itself.
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    Used Force 125. Spitting water from pee holes. Still change impeller?

    I just got an 89 Force 125 and brought it back from 10-15 years without service. The impeller is a question mark but it's spitting water from the pee holes when hooked to the hose/ear muffs. It's not spraying a stream but it is spitting some out and a lot out of the exhaust hole at the lower...
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    Starting procedure recommend starting in gear?

    According to this link...
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    Bass Boat Drain Plug fitting doesn't seal the inside face of transom. Normal?

    I notice that the transom wood is wet and that there's no flange to seal the inside of the drain plug fitting. It's a simple bronze flange screwed to the outside of the transom and accepts a 1/2" NPT plug. I'm not comfortable with the transom inside not sealing. But I think it's stock. Is this ok?
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    Intake for Livewell BELOW water line. Would like a plug fitting. Does it exist?

    I just picked up an 89 bass boat and the fittings (hose barb fittings) to the pumps for the livewell are below the water line. Obviously if I replace these with more plastic barb fittings and these or the hoses break, I'll be in trouble. Where can I find a plug type fitting that will eliminate...
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    Bilge output fittings on rear of boat. What to use?

    Mine are broken where they pass through the transom and I need some new fittings. Any idea where to get this style of water sealing pass through pipe fitting?
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    1989 Force Coil not giving a reliable spark. Anything else it could be besides coil?

    I found a nice project boat and am getting it running. It hadn't been started in about 6-7 years. I checked compression and all 4 cyls have around 135 psi. I pulled the plug out of each cylinder pushed the ground side against the chassis, and watched as someone cranked and all but the 3rd from...
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    Took out the LU shift pivot pin (Accident!!) and now I have a fluid leak. Any ideas?

    I realize that I could have had a bigger problem on my hand, somehow the lever didn't fall off into the lower unit! Don't know I dodged that bullet! Maybe cold thick oil... who knows! But I am still in trouble. The screw leaks fluid. I'm upset with Force and any other Outboard Motor Company...
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    Can a cable or linkage out of adjustment Jam or damage the shift/throttle control?

    I have a Force 125 with a US Marine shift/throttle control. When I bought the boat last week the control box was broken. I welded new guides on to keep the throttle control portion on it's travel plane. As soon as I hooked it all back up, I tested it with the cables unhooked at the motor and all...
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    Bought a Force with the prop off. Any hardware that goes on before or after the prop?

    I don't know these things well enough to know and since I didn't remove the prop, I'm not sure if there are any bushings that go on before or after. I know there's a washer, castle nut and cotter pin after but anything else? thanks for any tips! This is a 1989 Force 125.
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    Bass boat with rotted floors. Can I yank the livewells and increase the seating cap?

    I just picked up a bass boat that will need ALL new wood floors. There was no foam in this particular model (1989 Quantum 18.5 footer with a 125 Force outboard). I have a big family (all boys) and would like to have a couple more seats in the hull instead of the big flat floor space. The hull...
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    1989 Force 125 Hasn't Been Run in 6 Years. Anything I should do before cranking?

    I just picked up a vintage Force 125 outboard that hasn't been run in 6-7 years. Is there anything I should do before I crank it? I know in 4 strokes (car engines), it's a good idea to lube the cylinders before cranking. In a 2 stroke is there anything that should be done before I crank to...
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