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My motor ran great all day Sunday on WOT, but as I was pulling it up to the dock to trailer it it cut out on me. Once I got it on the trailer after a few attempts since it kept cutting on me, I pulled the cowl off and noticed the thermostat cover paint appeared to have discolored from heat. Also...
Well after taking care of my spark problem a while back I took my 89 Force 85 HP out to the lake today. I also changed the water pump. Fires right up on the trailer and the dock although idles a bit rough. I also took the carbs apart to clean out and have cabs set at 1 and a quarter turn out...
Hello. I went out this past Sunday to fire up my Bayliner. I last started it 2 months ago with no problems. Spark was good because I checked it with an inline spark tester. Now, Im not getting any spark across all 3 cylinders. The starter felt hot. So did the negative battery cable at the...
Newbie here...Ive been scouring past threads but havent been able to achieve correct diagnosis of the problem on my outboard. When I do a cold start the motor runs strong at idle. However when I shut it down it is difficult to turn back on again and when it does the idle is extremely rough...
