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    Urgent Help needed: Mercury 2002 50ELPT0, Must see picture to understand issue, but don't know how to fix

    The picture is taken when the shifter is in Neutral. I'm pretty sure the round plastic piece should be touching the piece that moves when you put in forward or reverse in order to get the motor to rev up. I even thought if you wanted to increase idle you can adjust one of the screws to push...
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    35 hp force engine jerking, looking for advice

    I own a 35hp force outboard but I don't know exact year or serial number due to nameplate being unreadable. The boat is a 1991 so I guessing the engine is as well. The engine starts, idles and shifts into gears just fine. Recently it start jerking periodically as I drive it more than a few...
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    Re-installing flywheel on 1987 force 50hp

    How do you re-install the flywheel without knocking the key out each time? Do you install the key into the shaft first and then install the flywheel or do you install the key in the flywheel notch and then install the flywheel onto the shaft?
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    Force 50 - cooling problem, how do I know if I did engine damage?

    I have a '87 Force 50hp and just replaced the lower unit due to a cracked lower gear housing. Got it to the water and started running right away with just a small amount of water coming out of the pee hole but no worse than what it looked like before I replaced the lower unit. I would say it...
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    1987 Force 50 hp - trouble starting when warm. need to throw into gear to start

    I own a 1987 force 50hp that I use on my pontoon. It starts every time right away when cold. After stopping to swim for 15 - 30 minutes we try to start it and it will only start if we throw it into gear while engaging the starter. Any ideas? I took the carburator apart and the only thing I...
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