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    Timing Question 40hp Force

    Hello All, Last year I brought a 1994 40 HP (Merc) Force back from the grave. The timing was done by a local shop. After a few failures, it ran great for 9 months. Now I have the gripe you see so often on this forum; it runs great at speed but barely idles and dies when put into gear. I have...
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    Force 40hp, loosing one cylinder.

    1995 40hp, has been running like a Singer sewing machine after this years rescue and rebuild. Will run about ten minutes and then one cylinder drops off. Happened first last weekend, one cylindered back about 10 miles. Thought it was a plug wire, nope. Plugs check good. Thought the plug wire was...
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    Can anyone tell me what I have?

    Have a new boat. Motor seems fine but I really had trouble getting on plane. I suspect I have too much prop. The best rpm I could get was 4100 with the trip fully down. Then against a stiff wind with the tilt up a little I only got 3500 rpm. The boat is a 16 foot flats skiff with a 1995 40HP...
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    What does a temp gauge measure?

    My temp gauge is innop. Just bought a new gauge and probe. Does the temp probe register the temp of the cylinder head or the temp of the water flowing through the cylinder head? Or both? Is a temperature gauge synonymous with a engine water temp gauge? Thanks in advance for the clarification.
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    Thin spray coming out the cooling hole

    I've been fixing up a '95 40 Force. I've changed the impeller and it seems to be working. The lower unit cooling channels were full of dirt dauber nests. I have water coming out of the upper hole, but it's not the stream it should be, its a fine spray. It seems restricted. When I had the lower...
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