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    Force 85 hp 1989 - Water in cylinder 3.

    Hi. About a year ago i got a good offer on a Force 85 hp that the owner gave up on, finally had some time to dig into it, and got it started after replacing a burned out starter, but it only runs on the top two cylinders, number 3 in the bottom is taking on water, and steam cleaning the plug...
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    Alpha One Gen II stripped upper gears.

    Hi. I am trying to help a friend diagnosing his Alpha one outdrive, boat lost all propulsion on the last trip out. Took it apart today, and found both upper gears to be totally destroyed, and the bellow was full of a mix of water and gear oil, what can have caused this failure ? Bad seals on...
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    Johnson 50 HP SPL 1997 - Weak Spark / No Spark

    Hi everyone, i got the task of trying to diagnose an non starting Johnson 50 SPL for a friend. First a bit of a story on the engine. He just had it reparied at a local marine shop, they changed the powerpack, and did a few other things to the boat, he took the boat out, it sailed perfectly...
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    Mercury 500 Thunderbolt - Sat for a very long time.

    Hi guys, new user here. :) Been looking into buying my very first boat, and of cause an outboard engine to go with it, i finally decided on a Mercury 500 outboard, and got one very cheap - but it has not been run since sometime in the 90's. A little history on the engine: 1 owner since new...
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