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  1. J

    Adjusting idle on EFI 4 stroke

    hi there, i have a similar issue. what is the "plate" in the throttle body? thx Joe
  2. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    Hi Jerry, just tested the enricher. The first time, i had them just turn the key, and did not see a spray, then turn with push, i thought i saw a tiny squirt. But subsequent turns with and without a push showed no squirt. I am thinking all i saw was maybe some leftover gas in the hose...
  3. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    thx Jerry. I was expecting you to say enricher is bad if it does NOT squirt. To clarify, you are saying if it squirts when the key is turned but not pressed in, then enricher is bad, correct?
  4. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    Hi again, i got a friend to listen with the cover off, while i turned to ON and pushed in the key. She definitely hears a click each time, so i guess it is not a bad Enrichment Solenoid valve. I will evaluate the Starter next. thx
  5. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    thanks for the input. my starter seems fine, cranks away.
  6. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    Yes, pushing key and turning at the same time. I guess i was hoping there was some type of adjustment i could make to the engine.
  7. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    It takes so much effort to start, i don't turn it off to see if it will start again, i could try that. But yesterday, went out to the middle of the lake for about an hour, then it took 10-15 min of messing with it to get it started again. Ugh
  8. J

    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    Hi All, i'm not real knowledgeable about engines, but have been searching all over online for some things to try, to no avail. I am guessing i should be able to adjust the engine or carburetor to make this work better. Once it starts the engine runs fine, so that is good. But getting it...
  9. J

    Is there a pee hole on a force 1996 Force 75hp outboard ?

    ok, duh. Engine is cooling fine. Telltale is just a way to see that it is doing it's job. i get it now.
  10. J

    Is there a pee hole on a force 1996 Force 75hp outboard ?

    i have read all the replys here. Begs the question, how can the engine run w/o cooling? If you have the option to add one, kinda implies that it will run fine w/o it. Is that true? What is gained by adding it?
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