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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Too late unfortunately lol.. I just removed the last wire of the second CDI pack.. I did find that the green trigger wire seemed like it had a bad crimp connection probably.. the wire just broke off from the crimp on the terminal.. so I'm about to add a new connector to fix it.. but that's 2...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    So I'm in the process of swapping the CDI units and I see that the red wire off the first CDI is pinched. I couldn't see if it was actively pinched, but it may have been grounding out if so.. I'm still gonna swap em and remove that wire from the equation.. but that very well could be a root...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Thanks. I found the wiring diagram that I think is applicable to this engine on a different post. Attached link to picture. Assuming my continuity check tomorrow doesn't yield positive results, I'll be going this route. Here's the wiring diagram. Mines a 1988 Bayliner w 85 force...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Ordered some liquid tape and some insulation piercing probes that'll be here tomorrow. Gonna do the continuity checks around the coil/CDI for #1.. the CDI side connector pin is pretty tarnished looking compared to the others.. maybe/hopefully I'll just need to cut it and repair it using the...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    I made some adjustments and will need to take it to the lake to dial it in.. but I have some room to play on both sides of the idle screw now.. it's idling at about 1100, in the bucket, which is too high, but the idle screw is right in the center so I'll adjust it. I also reran the fuel lines...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    It might be.. I shortened it some because once I had the scribed line pointed at the roller, when I would push my lever in the boat to WOT, it wouldn't open the carbs fully.. so I tried to find the sweet spot of keeping the scribed line as close as possible to not being too far below the roller...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Took it out to the lake and rpms were low. About 620 idle and 520 in gear.. I turned it gradually and it went as far as it would go so the idle screw was all the way against the nut.. it's at about 760 idle and 660 in gear, which is good.. it starts better now.. I don't need to put it in fast...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Thanks for that picture.. I still had trouble and was looking all over with the camera.. only to find it was staring me right in my face LOL.. embarrassed.. it is right smack in the top center of each carb, but was recessed like you said.. I put them all at 1.25 turns back from lightly seated...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Thank you for all the info and help so far.. where are the adjustment screws though? Just so I know. I ordered a coil from eBay. 75 bucks in total. Should be here in a few days.. I'm gonna replace coil 2 with the one coming in from eBay.. and I'm gonna move that known good coil 2 to the coil 1...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    I connected the testers again and made sure they were in as good as possible.. I'm getting spark on 2 and 3 tonight... Nothing on number 1.. I cut the boot off with a razor, crimped on a new connector, slid a new boot.. and it backfired once when I started it the first time, but still no spark...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    I'm still waiting for the boot and crimp delivery.. Amazon is usually here a few hours earlier.. but I went ahead and did what I could while I'm waiting: I followed Frank's video and guide so I reset the carbs, set the cam to the roller, set the ball link, made sure the carbs are straight out at...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Ordered a spark plug crimper and boots. Gonna see if I can repair the crimp connectors/boot damage and restore the strong electrical flow, hopefully.
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Alright so I connected the spark plug tester to each one.. number 1 has little to no spark.. it makes the tester light shine just a little bit but basically nothing. Number 1 also has a tear hole in the back of the boot.. almost like someone rammed the spark plug through it at one point. Lit the...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    I didn't notice any change when I pulled 1 or 2 (other than the tiny little electrical jolts I felt when I pulled 2). I guess that means there's a SOME electrical going to 2.. compression was good on all 3. Assuming they pass the spark test tomorrow, it's looking like something with air/fuel. Is...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    The mesh filter looked ok. I do see a little speck of something floating around inside of the clear filter when I pump the ball pump to prime it. I'll replace that filter. I ordered some spark plug testers so I can verify if I have spark on all 3. I jumped the gun and didn't research this first...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Here's the filter. I'll check the mesh filter under the flat head. https://photos.app.goo.gl/DT4SamuaaviG58FN7
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    Forgot to mention, there is a little fram looking fuel filter in line right before it goes into the engine. I haven't changed it yet though
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    I checked the RPM at idle and it seems to be around 800. I'll take it on the lake at some point this week close to the house and try to get some different readings at WOT and actually in the lake vs a tote bucket. We're pretty close to sea level here, and we took the boat up to shaver lake...
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    i ran a compression test and read about 120 on each of the 3 cylinders.. ill need to research the other mentioned items. the guy i bought it from said he had just done the carb before i bought it... hopefully his word was honest.
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    85 force lower unit drain plug

    took it out to the lake yesterday... ran better than it ever has. i just need to figure out why my boat doesnt seem to go super fast.. like 8 to 9mph.. the prop tips are a little bent from what looks like many dings.. i was thinking of getting a new prop to see if it makes a difference, but for...
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