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    97 Force 120- Low idle at times, stalls when engaging into gear

    Maybe it said throttle cable, I don't really remember..... Anyway, this has been less then helpful. Thanks anyway.
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    97 Force 120- Low idle at times, stalls when engaging into gear

    After doing some googling to figure out what a 3/8" gap was, I bought a tool and rented a compression tester. 100-110 on each cylinder and the spark jumped the 3/8" gap with a white spark. From what I can tell, all of that is plenty acceptable. So, I assume my problem is a...
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    97 Force 120- Low idle at times, stalls when engaging into gear

    I wish I knew the RPM at idle, the RPM gauge is all over the place. It seems to work OK at speed, but at idle it jumps around a lot. Plus, sometimes it idles higher, like after giving it throttle in neutral. Other times it idles lower. I would just pull it down to the local repair shop, but...
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    97 Force 120- Low idle at times, stalls when engaging into gear

    I know very little about outboard engines, I can probably figure out which screw is the low speed mixture screw and fiddle with it from a random youtube video. No way to check compression, but I don't think that would be a major issue. The spark plugs are new and don't have a gap.
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    97 Force 120- Low idle at times, stalls when engaging into gear

    Hey everybody. Just thought I would stop in and check the vast knowledge here before I seek any solutions. I have a 97 Nitro with a 97 Force 120 outboard. For the most part the engine has been good to me, but I have a frustrating problem. The boat sometimes dies when idling, and normally...
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    97 Force 120 idle/starting issue

    Oh man, thanks so much for your post!! I never knew I could push the key in to choke the engine, I just assumed it had an automatic choke! Just gave it a try and she fired up in just a few seconds!
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    97 Force 120 idle/starting issue

    Holy shirt balls, I'm gonna try this tomorrow. I have no idea if my key will push in as I have never tried it. If this works you are my hero!
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    97 Force 120 idle/starting issue

    Hey everyone. I have a 97 Force 120 which is a pain to start and has periodic idling issues that result in motor dying when shifting into gear. When trying to start after sitting, even after pumping the primer until hard, the engine will not start without a shot of starting fluid. Once it is...
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    98 Nitro 185 Sport, No power to lights/bilge/radio/depthfinder/live wells/horn.

    Update to my OP. I used a multimeter to check voltage to the fuse panel. With the key on I got no voltage to the fuse panel. I got no voltage to the horn, and I had voltage to the gauges I could reach. I will run a ground from battery to fuse panel and check again. Hopefully that will be my...
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    98 Nitro 185 Sport, No power to lights/bilge/radio/depthfinder/live wells/horn.

    Hey everyone, I am having electrical problems with the lights/bilge/radio/depthfinder/live wells and horn. I have power to the motor and gauges on the dash. I have checked all fuses under the dash and they are good. I do have a light brown wire that is part of the ignition harness that has a...
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    87 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 no forward gear.

    This was what I used to adjust the cable last year. Could the cable have somehow lost so much adjustment it no longer engages the drive?
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    87 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 no forward gear.

    So, had the boat out a few weeks ago and lost forward gear. Had been pulling tubers and after picking them back up boat would not shift forward, engine just revved. Reverse worked which got us back to the dock that was thankfully close by. I assumed this was most likely a lower shift cable...
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    Trim oil leak in bilge.

    Alpha One Gen 1 outdrive Ok, another in a long list of issues I need to solve. Last year I replaced a trim hose that had what looked like a melted spot in the line and was leaking. It was pretty much at the end of the season and never took the boat out after replacement. Just got back from...
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    Mercarb 2bbl flooding after engine stops

    So, last summer I had this same issue. Stop the engine and fuel would drip down, then the boat didn't want to restart until all the fuel evaporated or I opened up the throttle to let it air out. Last summer I installed a new needle, seat and float. Adjusted everything and the flooding problem...
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    89 3.0 Merc Hard to start after warmed then sitting

    I'm back again with yet another issue! :mad: Took my boat out today after doing a little tuneup work in it, started it up in the driveway before heading out just to make sure she was going to cooperate. Get to the lake, put her in the water starts up like normal. We cruise for a while, even...
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    89 3.0 Merc lots of oil in bilge while parked.

    Sheesh, it is one thing after another with this boat! I have another active thread about the engine running strangely intermittently, but this issue is way more concerning. The boat has been in my drive way since Friday. After taking the boat out of the water Friday morning removed the drain...
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    89 3.0 Merc, engine intermittently cutting out.

    Had the boat out the last several days and had a new issue that I need to pin down. I will explain what was happening and then give my thoughts on what I think the problem might be. So, the boat seemed to be running fine at the start of the day on day 1. After cruising around and baiting some...
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    89 Mercruiser 3.0 power steering leak.

    Hey guys, back again trying to figure out an issue. My power steering has a leak and I'm not sure if I am looking in all the right places for it. I filled it up, and while the engine was running had my wife turn the wheel all the way right and left over and over while I looked for a leak. I...
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    89 Mercruiser 3.0 Hydraulic Trim Hose fix?

    Ok, back for some more sage advise from this great community. After fixing my previous problems with overheating, we had the boat out for a week on the lake with no major issues. Until I got home and saw an oily mess in the bilge. My first thought on this was it was from the powersteering...
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    89 Mercruiser 3.0L Alpha 1 Gen 1, overheat at idle, fine at higher rpm

    Ok, this new boat is getting very aggravating. After address multiple issues in another post, I finally got the boat out on the water today to see if my fixes worked. Everything thing seemed fine, temp was a little over 145 at first. After leaving the dock and cruising about 15mph the temp...
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