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    "Wet transom" vs "rotten transom"

    Hey guys.. I've owned my 1992 Astro bassboat w/ a 70hp Force since 2002.. It was faded pretty bad and the carpet had been replaced before I bought it, so I knew it saw some weather.. It's seen *a lot* of weather since then, too...like, the last four years worth, sitting out in the weeds. To...
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    Drain plug gasket -- will an o-ring work ok?

    Hey guys. I have a 1992 Force 70HP. I had a fairly serious water intrusion into the lower unit recently (still working that out) and something I noticed was that my drain plug gasket/seal/washer/whatever was pretty much shot. It was the paper crush gasket type, and I'm fairly certain that if...
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    1992 Force 70HP -- square plastic plug on top of engine?

    Hey guys.. My 70hp Force doesn't have a tell-tale, but I noticed the other day that there's a square plastic plug screwed into a drilled/tapped hole right at the top of the motor.. I actually put a wrench on it for a brief second at one point to see if it would turn at all, but it flexed...
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    1992 Force 70HP - Water in lower unit.

    I recently dragged my old boat out of the weeds after about 4 years of sitting.. I checked the impeller before I even tried to start her up out of fear that I'd grenade the impeller and end up with water jackets full of shredded impeller vanes.. When I checked the impeller, I had to break...
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    '92 Force 70HP -- Where is water expelled??

    Though I've read several posts here about 70HP Force outboards, I still don't think I understand completely whether this motor is supposed to have a 'pee-hole' or not... My particular motor is a '92 model, and the only place I've noticed water being expelled is through the 3 little 1/2" or so...
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